Jarčja Dolina
Jarčja Dolina | |
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Jarčja Dolina Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′53.08″N 14°4′31.47″E / 46.0647444°N 14.0754083°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Žiri |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 687 m (2,254 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 72 |
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Jarčja Dolina (pronounced [ˈjaːɾtʃa dɔˈliːna]) is a dispersed settlement in a small valley west of Selo in the Municipality of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] Rupe, in the eastern part of the settlement, was formerly an independent settlement known as Rupe pri Selu.[3][4]
Name
The dialect adjective jarčji means 'sheep',[5] and so the name Jarčja Dolina literally means 'sheep valley'. For similar names, see Jarčje Brdo and Jarčji Vrh.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Žiri municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 363.
- ^ Leben Seljak, Petra. 2007. "Zgodovina hiš v Jarčji Dolini." Žirovski občasnik 29(37): 59–124. (in Slovene)
- ^ Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika (2 ed.). Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU. 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
External links
- Media related to Jarčja Dolina at Wikimedia Commons
- Jarčja Dolina on Geopedia