Stara Fužina Explained

Official Name:Stara Fužina
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Bohinj
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:565
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2899°N 13.8958°W
Elevation M:547.1
Footnotes:[1]

Stara Fužina (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

The northern tip of the village is located at Slovenia's highest peak, Triglav, and forms a tripoint with Trenta and Mojstrana settlements. The south of the village is located on the northern and eastern coast of Lake Bohinj.

Name

The name Stara Fužina literally means 'old foundry, old forge'. Like other places with similar names (e.g., Fužina, Fužine, and Fusine in Valromana), the name refers to ironworking in the past. The Slovene common noun fužina is borrowed from Friulian or Venetian Italian fusina, cognate with standard Italian fucina 'foundry, forge'.[2]

Church

The medieval church on the outskirts of the village is dedicated to Saint Paul.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 136.
  3. Web site: Bohinj municipal site . 2018-05-31 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011112131/http://bohinj.si/?catID=1482 . 2007-10-11 .