Razori Explained

Official Name:Razori
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area Total Km2:0.63
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:105
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0507°N 14.4244°W
Elevation M:305.9
Footnotes:[1]

Razori (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɾaˈzoːɾi/; in older sources also Rozore[2]) is a small clustered village on the right bank of Horjulščica Creek (a.k.a. Horjulka Creek) near Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] There are springs in the area and a water reservoir for Dobrova lies above the village. Historically the village's economy was oriented toward dairy farming and vegetable production, as well as fruit growing (apples and pears) and brandy production.

Name

Razori was first mentioned in written records in 1736 as ex Rosor, and later as ex Rosora (in 1745) and ex Raſsorie (in 1747). In the past it was known as Rosore in German.[4] The name Razori is a plural form of the common noun razor 'dead furrow'. The name probably does not refer to agricultural activity, but is instead metaphorical, referring to split or fissured terrain.[5]

Cultural heritage

A wayside shrine in the form of a large wooden crucifix stands in the center of the village, near the intersection of the road to Brezovica pri Ljubljani with the road from Dobrova to Ljubljana. The inscription on the plaque at the base of the crucifix reads Na križu visim in zate . 1898 ('I hang on the cross and I suffer for you. 1898.') The crucifix has been registered as cultural heritage.[6]

History

At the beginning of July 1942, Italian forces burned several buildings in the village.[7]

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. 106.
  3. http://www.dobrova-polhovgradec.si Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
  4. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 21.
  5. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 349.
  6. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=17189 Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  7. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 429.