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]
Medvedje Brdo was attested in historical documents as S. Kathrein in 1496,[4] referring to Saint Catherine's Church in the village.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]
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Catherine and belongs to the Parish of Zavratec.[6]