Vrčice

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Vrčice
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Vrčice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°38′50.83″N15°8′33.07″E / 45.6474528°N 15.1425194°E / 45.6474528; 15.1425194 Coordinates: 45°38′50.83″N15°8′33.07″E / 45.6474528°N 15.1425194°E / 45.6474528; 15.1425194
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Semič
Area
 • Total 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation 481.3 m (1,579.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 48
[1]

Vrčice (pronounced  [ʋəɾˈtʃiːtsɛ] ; in older sources also Brčice, [2] German : Wertschitz or Wertschitsch [2] [3] ) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. [4]

German language West Germanic language

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Municipality of Semič Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Semič is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of White Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The municipality is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Its seat is the settlement Semič.

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Name

The Slovene name Vrčice is believed to be derived from the German name Wertschitz and that, in turn, from the Slavic prepositional phrase *vъ rěčicě 'in/at the creek'. [5] Vrčica Creek flows through the village.

Church

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Assumption Church

The local church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Parish of Semič. It dates to the mid-18th century. [6]

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.

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

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 14.
  3. ↑ Statistische Zentralkommission. 1919. Spezialortsrepertorium von Krain: Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910. Vienna: Verlag der K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, p. 101.
  4. ↑ Semič municipal site
  5. ↑ Bezlaj, France (ed.). 1995. Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika, vol. 3. Ljubljana: SAZU, pp. 168–169.
  6. ↑ "EŠD 2259". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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