Jarčje Brdo
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Jarčje Brdo (pronounced [ˈjaːɾtʃjɛ ˈbəɾdɔ]; in older sources also Jarče Brdo,[2] German: Jartschinberdo[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills between the Selca Sora and the Poljane Sora valleys in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
Jarčje Brdo was attested in historical sources as Jartschemwerdi in 1500.[4] The dialect adjective jarčji means 'sheep',[5] and so the name Jarčje Brdo literally means 'sheep hill'.
Church
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The local church is dedicated to Saint Valentine. It was built between 1854 and 1857 on the site of an earlier church and has a triple nave. The belfry from the earlier church, dating to 1728, is preserved.[6]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.
- ^ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
- ^ "Jarčje Brdo". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika (2 ed.). Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU. 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, No 14/2004, 13. Feb. 2004, declaring the church a cultural monument of local interest(in Slovene)
External links
Media related to Jarčje Brdo at Wikimedia Commons
- Jarčje Brdo on Geopedia
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- Holy Cross Church
- St. Martin's Parish Church
- Vlastja Simonič Museum
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