Official Name: | Svino |
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: | Slovenian Littoral |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Gorizia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kobarid |
Area Total Km2: | 4.1 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 85 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.2399°N 13.5662°W |
Elevation M: | 284.8 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Svino (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋiːnɔ/) is a small village near Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.The church in the village is dedicated to Saint Andrew. It is a small Gothic building with a star vaulted sanctuary.[2]
Svino was first attested in written sources in 1321 as Sfigna (and as Sfina in 1351). The name is derived from *Svinьno (selo/poľe)—literally, 'pig (village/field)'—indicating that the villagers originally raised pigs.[3] See also Sinja Gorica, Vinje pri Moravčah, and Zavino for similar names.
Svino stands on a terrace above the Idrija River. Svino Falls (Slovenian: slap Svino) is located about 325m (1,066feet) northeast of the village center on a small tributary of the Idrija River.