Hruševo Explained

Official Name:Hruševo
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area Total Km2:2.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:527
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0702°N 14.3998°W
Elevation M:318.7
Footnotes:[1]

Hruševo (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈxɾuːʃɛʋɔ/) is a settlement northeast of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It includes the hamlets of Log, Selo, and Na Govcu.[3] Hruševnik Creek flows through the valley south of the main part of Hruševo, and then separates this and Log from Selo and Na Govcu before joining the Gradaščica River.

Name

Hruševo was attested in historical sources as Chrovssay in 1303, and as Chruͦschi, Cruschewͦ, and Cruschawͦ in 1498, among other spellings.[4] The name Hruševo is derived from the Slovene word hruška 'pear' and, like similar names (e.g., Hruševica, Hruševka, Hruševje), originally referred to the local vegetation.[5] In the past it was known as Hruschowa in German.[6]

Church

The church in Hruševo was originally subordinate to the proto-parish of Šentvid nad Ljubljano. The church was assigned to Dobrova when it became a vicariate in 1723, and when Dobrova was elevated to a parish in 1784 it became part of that parish.[7]

The current local church, dedicated to Saint George, stands on Oprtice Hill (413 m) to the north of the main settlement. It dates from the late eighteenth century. The previous church stood at a lower location in the center of the village and was greatly damaged during a Turkish attack in 1476.[8] The church contains a painting of John of Nepomuk by Valentin Metzinger from 1749 and a painting of Philip Neri by the Italian painter Michelangelo Ricciolino.[9]

Second World War

On 7 May 1942 a Slovenian National Guard (Narodna zaščita) unit ambushed a motorized Italian convoy from the Granatieri di Sardegna Mechanized Brigade in Hruševo, resulting in 33 dead and 82 wounded Italian soldiers and officers. This was the deadliest attack against Italian forces in Slovenia until that time. The same month the Italians burned part of the village.[3] In November 1942 the Partisans murdered nine members of the Hudnik family in revenge for sheltering a deserter, whom they also killed. This was the largest family massacre in Slovenia during the war.[10] The family was buried in a mass grave above nearby Babna Gora.[11] On 12 March 1943, the Partisans set the village church on fire and attempted to dynamite the bell tower, but the fuse was destroyed by two local farmers.[11] [12] [13]

Economy

The economy of the village is traditionally tied to production of potatoes, grain, beef, and milk.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.dobrova-polhovgradec.si Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 412–413.
  4. Web site: Hruševo . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . December 9, 2020.
  5. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 164–165.
  6. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 21.
  7. Web site: Marija v leščevju. Zgodovina božje poti in opis cerkve . Župnija Dobrova . June 4, 2021.
  8. http://zupnije.rkc.si/dobrova-pri-ljubljani/ Dobrova parish site
  9. http://zupnije.rkc.si/dobrova-pri-ljubljani/ Župnija Dobrova
  10. Zupanič Pajnič . Irena . Obal . Marcel . Zupanc . Tomaž . Identifying Victims of the Largest Second World War Family Massacre in Slovenia . Forensic Science International . 2020 . 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110056 . June 4, 2021.
  11. Matija Škerbec. 1957. Krivda rdeče fronte. Cleveland: Author, pp. 47–48.
  12. Javornik, Mirko. 1944. Črne bukve: o delu komunistične osvobodilne fronte proti slovenskemu narodu. Ljubljana: Slovenski dom, pp. 165–166.
  13. News: Dobrova leto dni na slovenski straži . August 5, 2024 . Slovenski dom . 4 . January 29, 1944 . 3.