Družinska Vas

Last updated
Družinska Vas
Slovenia location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Družinska Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′38.47″N15°15′25.82″E / 45.8606861°N 15.2571722°E / 45.8606861; 15.2571722 Coordinates: 45°51′38.47″N15°15′25.82″E / 45.8606861°N 15.2571722°E / 45.8606861; 15.2571722
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Šmarješke Toplice
Area
 • Total1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
164.3 m (539.0 ft)
Population
(2002)
 • Total295
[1]

Družinska Vas (pronounced  [dɾuˈʒiːnska ˈʋaːs] ; Slovene : Družinska vas, German : Gesindeldorf [2] ) is a village on the left bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. [3]

Slovene language language spoken in Slovenia

Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šmarješke Toplice. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Contents

Name

Družinska Vas was attested in historical sources as Droschendorf in 1386 and Drosindorf in 1483. The name is derived from the nickname *Druganъ, presumably referring to an early inhabitant of the village, and therefore means 'Druganъ's village'. [4]

Related Research Articles

Šmarješke Toplice Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Šmarješke Toplice is a settlement in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The settlement is best known for its spa.

Šmarjeta Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Šmarjeta is a village in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The village includes the hamlet of Dolenja Vas, formerly an independent village.

Žaloviče in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Žaloviče is a village in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Brezovica, Šmarješke Toplice in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Brezovica is a village in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. It lies between Šmarješke Toplice and Šmarjeta in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Čelevec, Šmarješke Toplice in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Čelevec is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in the historical region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Dolenje Kronovo in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Dolenje Kronovo is a village in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Draga, Šmarješke Toplice in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Draga is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Krka River east of Bela Cerkev. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Gorenja Vas pri Šmarjeti in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Gorenja Vas pri Šmarjeti is a village immediately west of Šmarjeta in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The settlement includes the hamlets of Mevce to the northwest, Podkrajec to the north, and Dolina, Hrib, and Ravnik to the west.

Gradenje in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Gradenje is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The municipality is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region and was part of the historical region of Lower Carniola.

Hrib, Šmarješke Toplice in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Hrib is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Krka River east of Bela Cerkev in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Koglo in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Koglo is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Mala Strmica in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Mala Strmica is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills northwest of Šmarjeta in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Orešje, Šmarješke Toplice in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Orešje is a settlement east of Šmarjeta in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Radovlja in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Radovlja is a settlement northwest of Šmarjeta in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Sela, Šmarješke Toplice in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Sela is a small settlement west of Bela Cerkev in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Strelac, Šmarješke Toplice Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Strelac is a small village in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the historical region of Lower Carniola just south of Šmarjeta. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Vinica pri Šmarjeti in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Vinica pri Šmarjeti is a village in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. It lies northeast of Šmarjeta. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Vinji Vrh, Šmarješke Toplice in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Vinji Vrh is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Zbure in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Zbure is a village in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. It lies north of Šmarjeta at the intersection of roads leading west to Mokronog and east to Škocjan. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 116.
  3. ↑ Šmarješke Toplice municipal site
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 128.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.