Pečine
Pečine | |
|---|---|
Slovenian Littoral | |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Tolmin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 611 m (2,005 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 156 |
| [1] | |
Pečine (pronounced It includes the hamlets of Črni Vrh, Kabiunk, Kal, Maraževec, Podkal, Travnik, and Stari Rut.
Name
The name Pečine is a plural form derived from the word peč 'large cliff, rocky wall' (which developed from the earlier meaning 'hollow in a cliff', ultimately from 'place for cooking'). Like similar names (e.g., Peč, Pečice, Pečke, etc.), it refers to a local landscape element.[3]
History
In the hamlet of Stari Rut, 1 km northwest of Pečine, are the remains of an ancient
During the Second World War, the village was bombarded by German forces in February 1944, destroying several houses. A battle took place between German forces and
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[5] The church and its portico were renovated in 1896, and in 1932 it was decorated with paintings by Cene Lapanja (1886–1966) from the neighboring village of Ponikve.[6]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Pečine include:
- Jakob Filip Kaffol (1820–1864), religious writer[4][7]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Tolmin municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 302–303.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 415.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zorzut, Ludvik (1970). "Na Gori". Koledar mohorjeve družbe. Celje: Mohorjeva družba: 152.
- ^ "Jakob Filip Kaffol" in Slovenski biografski leksikon (in Slovene)
External links
Media related to Pečine at Wikimedia Commons- Pečine on Geopedia
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