Jarčje Brdo Explained

Official Name:Jarčje Brdo
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area Total Km2:1.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:25
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1762°N 14.2051°W
Elevation M:664.4
Footnotes:[1]

Jarčje Brdo (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈjaːɾtʃjɛ ˈbəɾdɔ/; in older sources also Jarče Brdo,[2] German: Jartschinberdo[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills between the Selca Sora and the Poljane Sora valleys in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Jarčje Brdo was attested in historical sources as Jartschemwerdi in 1500.[4] The dialect adjective jarčji means 'sheep',[5] and so the name Jarčje Brdo literally means 'sheep hill'.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Valentine. It was built between 1854 and 1857 on the site of an earlier church and has a triple nave. The belfry from the earlier church, dating to 1728, is preserved.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.
  3. http://www.obcina-gvp.si/ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  4. Web site: Jarčje Brdo . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . August 14, 2020.
  5. Book: Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika . 2014 . Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU . Ljubljana . 2 . August 14, 2020.
  6. http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=47207 Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, No 14/2004, 13. Feb. 2004, declaring the church a cultural monument of local interest