Grčarevec

Grčarevec
Grčarevec

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°52′23.58″N 14°12′46.11″E / 45.8732167°N 14.2128083°E / 45.8732167; 14.2128083Coordinates: 45°52′23.58″N 14°12′46.11″E / 45.8732167°N 14.2128083°E / 45.8732167; 14.2128083
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Logatec
Area
 • Total 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation 471.5 m (1,546.9 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 143
[1]

Grčarevec (pronounced [ɡəɾtʃaˈɾeːʋəts]; in older sources also Gerčarevec,[2] German: Gartschareuz[2]) is a village between Planina and Kalce in the Municipality of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] In addition to the main settlement of the village, it also comprises the hamlets of Grčarevski Vrh (Slovene: Grčarevski vrh) to the north along the road to Kalce, and Kališe in the forest to the northeast.[4]

Geography

The region around the village contains many springs, the water of which disappears into nearby sinkholes. The surrounding spruce forest is economically important[4] and in the past compensated for the poor soil, which was mainly farmed for corn and potatoes for local use.[5] South of the main settlement is Hotenjke Springs, which contributes to flooding of Planina Polje (Slovene: Planinsko polje). There are karst caves around Grčarevec, including 100 m long Goat Cave (Kozja jama) and the over 100 m deep Mesar Shaft (Mesarjevo brezno) and Kališnica Shaft, as well as Dolar Cave (Dolarjeva jama), the Gnezd Shaft (Gnezdovo brezno), the Sheep Shaft (Ovčje brezno), and Kališe Cave (Kališka jama).[4] The remains of several woolly rhinoceros were discovered in Dolar Cave in 1933.[5][6]

Name

It has been suggested that the name Grčarevec may derived from *Gričar 'hill dweller', based on the Slovene common noun grič 'hill'.[7] The settlement was known as Gartschareuz in German.[2]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Luke and belongs to the Parish of Planina.[8] The church was built in 1746.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 3 Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 14.
  3. ↑ Logatec municipal site
  4. 1 2 3 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 181.
  5. 1 2 3 Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 403.
  6. ↑ Rakovec, Ivan. 1933. Coelodonta mercki Jäg. iz Dolarjeve jame pri Logatcu.
  7. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 152.
  8. ↑ Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site

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