Češnjica
Češnjica is located in Slovenia
Češnjica
Češnjica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′34″N 14°10′10″E / 46.22611°N 14.16944°E / 46.22611; 14.16944
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŽelezniki
Elevation
[1][2]
450 m (1,480 ft)
[3]

Češnjica (pronounced [ˈtʃeːʃnjitsa]; in older sources also Češenjica,[4] German: Tscheschenza[5][6]) is a formerly independent settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Železniki.[2]

Geography

Češnjica is a clustered settlement along Češnjica Creek, a tributary of the Selca Sora River, above the road from Škofja Loka to Petrovo Brdo. Štalca Hill (elevation: 642 meters or 2,106 feet) rises to the east.[2]

Name

Češnjica was attested as Chersteten in 1291, Kersteten in 1426, and Tschresnitzi in 1500, among other spellings.[7] The name Češnjica is shared with several other places in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun češnja 'wild cherry', thus referring to the local vegetation.[8]

History

Češnjica had a population of 231 living in 28 houses in 1870,[5] 204 living in 29 houses in 1880,[6] 214 living in 31 houses in 1890,[4] and 200 living in 31 houses in 1900.[9] Češnjica was annexed by Železniki in 1966, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[2][10]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Češnjica include the following:

  • Franz Xaver Jellenz (1749–1805), lawyer[2]
  • Janko Prezelj, nom de guerre Stane (1923–?), Partisan commander[2][11]

References

  1. ↑ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine (PDF). Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo. 1937. p. 587.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 355–356.
  3. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  4. 1 2 Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 49.
  5. 1 2 Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 39.
  6. 1 2 Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 49.
  7. ↑ "Češnjica". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 99.
  9. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 60.
  10. ↑ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 16, 122.
  11. ↑ Jan, Ivan (1980). Kokrški odred: narodnoosvobodilni boj pod Karavankami. Ljubljana: Partizanska knjiga. p. 148.


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