Pečovje Explained

Official Name:Pečovje
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Štore
Area Total Km2:1.87
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:236
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2117°N 15.3012°W
Elevation M:382.3
Postal Code:3220
Footnotes:[1]

Pečovje (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɛˈtʃoːu̯jɛ/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Štore in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills just south of Štore itself above the left bank of the Voglajna River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name Pečovje and related place names (e.g., Pečice, Pečine, Pečke, etc.) is derived from the common noun peč 'cliff', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.store.si Štore municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 302–303.