Ovčjak Explained

Official Name:Ovčjak
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:White Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Črnomelj
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:0
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.5854°N 15.0945°W
Elevation M:688.7
Footnotes:[1]

Ovčjak (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔu̯ˈtʃaːk/; German: Schäflein[2] [3]) is a remote abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] Its territory is now part of the village of Rožič Vrh.[5]

History

Ovčjak was a Gottschee German village that was settled in the 17th century.[5] Before the Second World War it had 10 houses. The area was burned by Italian troops during the Rog Offensive in the summer of 1942.[5] [6] The former village is registered as a cultural heritage site.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ovčjak include:

External links

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. 38.
  3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. http://www.crnomelj.si/ Črnomelj municipal site
  5. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=17110 Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  6. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 49.