Pri Cerkvi–Struge

Pri Cerkvi–Struge
Pri Cerkvi–Struge

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°46′58.55″N 14°46′35.29″E / 45.7829306°N 14.7764694°E / 45.7829306; 14.7764694Coordinates: 45°46′58.55″N 14°46′35.29″E / 45.7829306°N 14.7764694°E / 45.7829306; 14.7764694
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Dobrepolje
Area
 • Total 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation 421.2 m (1,381.9 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 82
[1]

Pri Cerkvi–Struge (pronounced [pɾi ˈtseːɾkʋi ˈstɾuːɡɛ]; Slovene: Pri Cerkvi - Struge, in older sources also Pricerkev and Pri cerkvi[2][3]) is a village in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Name

Pri Cerkvi–Struge is a compound name; pri cerkvi means 'at the church' and refers to the parish church. Struge (German: Strug[2]) is a regional designation referring to the entire southern part of the Dobrepolje karst polje, also including the villages of Četež pri Strugah, Kolenča Vas, Lipa, Podtabor, Potiskavec, Rapljevo, Tisovec, and Tržič.[3] The name Struge literally means 'river channels' (from the Slovene common noun struga) and is a relatively frequent element in place names.[5]

Church

Saint Augustine's Church

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Augustine and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a medieval church that was extensively rebuilt in the mid-19th century.[6]

History

During the Second World War, a number of civilians from Pri Cerkvi–Struge were murdered on 28 July 1942 and buried in the Žiglovica Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama Žiglovica) in Ribnica.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
  3. 1 2 Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 231.
  4. ↑ Dobrepolje municipal site
  5. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 399–400.
  6. ↑ "EŠD 2359". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 March 2359. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ↑ Žiglovica Cave Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
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