Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah (pronounced [ˈbláːtnik pɾi tʃəɾmɔˈʃnjìːtsax, -njíː-]; German: Rußbach[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans that were mostly expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah | |
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  Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′45.03″N 15°8′9.04″E / 45.6458417°N 15.1358444°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Semič |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 11 |
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Name
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Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah was attested in written sources as Ruespach in 1574.[5] The toponym Blatnik is relatively common in Slovenia and generally refers to low-lying areas near water; it is also found as a hydronym and surname. The name is derived from the common noun blato 'mud; swamp, marsh', which is also the root of names like Blače, Blatno, and Blate.[6] In this case, the settlement lies in an area with several karst springs feeding Blatnik Creek (Blatniški potok), a tributary of Vrčica Creek.[7] In the past, Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah was known as Rußbach in German.[2] The name Rußbach is a compound of Ruß 'soot(y), black' and bach 'creek', referring to the former name of Blatnik Creek[7] (cf. also medieval Růzpach, now Sajevec).
Church
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The local church is now only a ruin. It was dedicated to the Holy Cross and was a Baroque building from the mid-17th century.[8]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 152.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ^ Semič municipal site
- ^ "Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 63.
- ^ a b Ferenc, Mitja; Zupan, Gojko (2011). Izgubljene kočevske vasi, vol. 1 (A–J). Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. pp. 74–77. ISBN 9789612374273.
- ^ "EŠD 2740". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
External links
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Media related to Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah at Wikimedia Commons- Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah on Geopedia
- Pre–World War II map of Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah with oeconyms and family names
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