Velika Račna

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Velika Račna
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Velika Račna
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′15.14″N14°41′24.08″E / 45.9042056°N 14.6900222°E / 45.9042056; 14.6900222 Coordinates: 45°54′15.14″N14°41′24.08″E / 45.9042056°N 14.6900222°E / 45.9042056; 14.6900222
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Grosuplje
Area
 • Total3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Population
(2002)
 • Total211
[1]

Velika Račna (pronounced  [ˈʋeːlika ˈɾaːtʃna] ; German : Großratschna [2] [3] ) is a village in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. [4] Kopanj Hill rises 70 m above the village to the north; geologically, the hill is a mix of karst limestone and dolomite. [5] The hamlet of Kopanj is located on Kopanj Hill. [6]

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.

Village Small clustered human settlement smaller than a town

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.

Municipality of Grosuplje Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Grosuplje is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Grosuplje. It lies just south of the capital Ljubljana in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

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Name

The name Velika Račna literally means 'big Račna', distinguishing it from neighboring Mala Račna (literally, 'little Račna'). Velika Račna was first attested in written sources in 1313–1315 as in dem merern Ratek. The name Račna was also attested as Radnickh in 1436, Rednigk in 1454, and Raditschin in 1458. The modern name is a contraction of *Radičina, ultimately derived from the patronymic Radiťь, based on the hypocorism Rado. The name thus originally means 'Rado's village'. The local adjective form radenski (cf. Radensko polje 'Račna Karst Field') and the demonym Radenc are based on the older form of the name. [7] Popular imagination connects the name Račna with the Slovene common noun raca 'duck', of which there are many in the Račna karst polje. [8] In the past, the settlement was known as Großratschna in German. [2] [3]

Mala Račna Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Mala Račna is a settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather, or an earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.

A hypocorism, also called a hypocoristicon, is a diminutive form of a name. Hypocorisms include pet names or calling names, often a diminutive or augmentative form of a word or given name when used as a nickname or term of endearment.

History

A prehistoric settlement stood on Kopanj Hill, and Roman graves have been discovered in Velika Račna. [6] A part-time school was established in the village in 1836. [6] A primary school was established on Kopanj Hill, just below the church, in 1865. It is now a branch of the Louis Adamič Primary School, located in Grosuplje. [5] The Partisans burned the school on 17 December 1943. [9] [10] Viktor Pristov (1919–1997), who had served as the parish priest of Velika Račna since 1966, [11] was murdered in the rectory on 8 July 1997. [11] [12]

Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslavian resistance movement

The Yugoslav Partisans, or the National Liberation Army, officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia, was the Communist-led resistance to the Axis powers in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II.

Religious heritage

Kopanj Hill with Assumption Church and the rectory Velika Racna Slovenia - Kopanj Hill.JPG
Kopanj Hill with Assumption Church and the rectory

The local parish church, built on Kopanj Hill north of the settlement, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It belongs to the Parish of Kopanj and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It dates to the 15th century with 18th- and 19th-century additions. [13] The church is built on the site of an ancient fortification and was first mentioned in written sources in 1433. [5] During the Ottoman wars in Europe, the church was surrounded by a defensive wall. The poet France Prešeren spent three years of his childhood (1807–1810) living with his uncle Joseph in the rectory next to the church. [5] The Partisans burned the rectory on 17 December 1943. [9] [10] The Partisans burned the church itself on 15 February 1944. [9] [10] The parish priest and some locals were able to save the monstrance and ciborium from the burning church, [9] but the fire destroyed the 1769 painting The Assumption of Mary by Anton Cebej. [6] [9]

Parish church church which acts as the religious centre of a parish

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Assumption of Mary the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life

The Assumption of Mary into Heaven is, according to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana archdiocese

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A chapel dedicated to Saint Margaret stands in the village. It was built as a vow seeking protection from the floods that regularly affect the village and it was first mentioned in written sources in 1433. The chapel was reworked in the Baroque style in 1739 and its height was increased in 1838. Its Baroque altar dates to 1739 and it contains the crypt of the Lazzarini noble family. [6]

Wayside shrine religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway

A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mountain. They have been a feature of many cultures, including Catholic and Orthodox Europe and Shinto Japan.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Velika Račna include:

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 28.
  3. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 112.
  4. ↑ Grosuplje municipal site
  5. 1 2 3 4 Kopanj. Cultural heritage information sign posted on Kopanj Hill.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 156.
  7. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 340.
  8. ↑ Zajec, Pepca. 1970. Poljudna zgodovina župnije Kopanj. Author, p. 31.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Zaveza 18, 25 March 2011 (in Slovene)
  10. 1 2 3 "Nedolžne žrtve komunizma v župniji Kopanj." 1944. Domoljub 57(28) (12 July): 6. (in Slovene)
  11. 1 2 Memorial on rectory wall.
  12. ↑ "Nasilje zaradi denarja" 2004. Dnevnik (20 January). (in Slovene)
  13. ↑ "EŠD 1905". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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