Medvedje Brdo Explained

Official Name:Medvedje Brdo
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:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Logatec
Area Total Km2:9.58
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:203
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9681°N 14.137°W
Elevation M:806
Footnotes:[1]

Medvedje Brdo (in Slovenian pronounced as /mɛˈdʋeːdjɛ ˈbəɾdɔ/, German: Medwedjeberdo[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the Rovte Hills northwest of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Medvedje Brdo was attested in historical documents as S. Kathrein in 1496,[4] referring to Saint Catherine's Church in the village. The name Medvedje Brdo literally means 'bear hill', but like similar place names (e.g., Medvedjek, Medvedje selo, Medvedce) it may be derived from an animal-based surname rather than directly from the zoonym itself.[5]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Catherine and belongs to the Parish of Zavratec.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 128.
  3. http://www.logatec.si Logatec municipal site
  4. Web site: Slovenska historična topografija . February 3, 2020.
  5. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 257–258.
  6. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches