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Idrijske Krnice

Coordinates: 46°3′3.48″N 13°58′43.85″E / 46.0509667°N 13.9788472°E / 46.0509667; 13.9788472
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Idrijske Krnice
Krnice (until 1952), Idrske Krnice (1952–1980)
View of Idrijske Krnice facing east
View of Idrijske Krnice facing east
Idrijske Krnice is located in Slovenia
Idrijske Krnice
Idrijske Krnice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′3.48″N 13°58′43.85″E / 46.0509667°N 13.9788472°E / 46.0509667; 13.9788472
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityIdrija
Area
 • Total12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Elevation
959.9 m (3,149.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total141
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Idrijske Krnice (pronounced [ˈiːdɾii̯ske kəɾˈniːtsɛ]; German: Karnitze[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Spodnja Idrija in the Municipality of Idrija[3] in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

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The name of the settlement was changed from Krnice to Idrske Krnice in 1952. It was changed again from Idrske Krnice to Idrijske Krnice in 1980.[4] The name literally means 'Krnice near Idrija', distinguishing the village from Ledinske Krnice (i.e., 'Krnice near Ledine') 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) to the east. The plural place name Krnice (and the corresponding singular Krnica) is found several times in Slovenia and is derived from the common noun krnica 'cirque, bowl', referring to the local geography.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 124.
  3. ^ Idrija municipal site
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 216–217.
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