Čudno Selo (pronounced [ˈtʃuːdnɔ ˈsɛːlɔ]; Slovene: Čudno selo; German: Tschudnofeld[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Lahinja River in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Čudno Selo | |
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  Čudno Selo Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′54.93″N 15°13′22.86″E / 45.5652583°N 15.2230167°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | White Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Črnomelj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178.7 m (586.3 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 101 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
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Name
editThe name Čudno selo has been explained as derived from the word čud 'giant'.[4][5] If so, the name would literally mean 'giant's village'. In the past, the village was known as Tschudnofeld in German.[2]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 48.
- ^ Črnomelj municipal site
- ^ Malnerič, Martin. 1927. O nekaterih imen in o čakavskem naglasku v Beli krajini. Čas 21(2): 94–100, p. 95.
- ^ Janežič, Anton. 1851. Vollständiges Taschen-Wörterbuch der slovenischen und deutschen Sprache. Klagenfurt: J. Sigmund, p. 36.
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