Bolečka Vas Explained

Official Name:Bolečka Vas
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Majšperk
Area Total Km2:2.03
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:53
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3471°N 15.8021°W
Elevation M:236.7
Footnotes:[1]

Bolečka Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /bɔˈleːtʃka ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Bolečka vas) is a settlement on the left bank of the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Majšperk in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Geography

In the valley, there are mostly fields in the meadows.

Name

Bolečka Vas was attested in written sources in 1440 as Welitschezdorff. The name is derived from the possessive adjective form of the Slavic personal name *Boľę and thus originally means 'Boľę's village'.[3]

History and economy

Until 1998, the village belonged to the Municipality of Videm, and later to Majšperk. It belongs to the local community of Dolena. It is the location of the F.D. Rožmarin Dolena folklore society, a womeactive, sports association, ethnographic association, folk singers, and pensioners' association. The main industries are agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, catering, viticulture, and trucking.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.majsperk.si/ Majšperk municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 70.