Čiginj Explained

Official Name:Čiginj
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Slovenian Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tolmin
Area Total Km2:5.64
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:176
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1631°N 13.7098°W
Elevation M:231.7
Footnotes:[1]

Čiginj (in Slovenian pronounced as /tʃiˈɡiːn/) is a settlement south of Volče in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The etymology of the name Čiginj is unclear. It is believed to be of Romance origin, and it may show a Romance reflex of Latin adjective calcīnus 'stone, lime'.[3]

History

During the Second World War, the Italian authorities operated a concentration camp at Čiginj before the Gonars concentration camp was established.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.tolmin.si/ Tolmin municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 99.
  4. Book: Moravec. Dušan. Predan. Vasja. Sto slovenskih dramskih umetnikov. 2001. Prešernova družba. Ljubljana. 122.