| Official Name: | Markovščina |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coastal–Karst |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hrpelje-Kozina |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.83 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 115 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.5594°N 14.0352°W |
| Elevation M: | 561.9 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Markovščina (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmaːɾkɔu̯ʃtʃina/; Italian: Marcossina) is a clustered village in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
Markovščina lies in the heart of the karst Materija Lowland (Slovenian: Matarsko podolje),[3] also known as the Podgrad Lowland (Slovenian: Podgrajsko podolje), a dry valley extending from Kozina to Starod. It is connected by road to Materija to the northwest and Podgrad to the southeast.
Markovščina was first attested in written records in 1295 and 1371 as sancti Marci (and as S. Marco in 1 475, de Marcossa in 1512, and Marcouschena in 1694). The name is derived from the adjective markovski 'Mark's' from the saint's name Mark (cf. the similarly suffixed name Ajdovščina < ajd- 'pagan'). The name therefore means 'settlement near St. Mark's Church', to which the current Saint Anthony's Church was formerly dedicated. An alternative name for Markovščina, attested in a 1295 manuscript, was Novak(i).[4]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Parish of Slivje.[5]