Samotorica

Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
46°1′47.12″N 14°14′58.12″E / 46.0297556°N 14.2494778°E / 46.0297556; 14.2494778Country SloveniaTraditional regionInner CarniolaStatistical regionCentral SloveniaMunicipalityHorjulArea
 • Total5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)Elevation
645.4 m (2,117.5 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total69[1]

Samotorica (pronounced [samɔˈtoːɾitsa]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Horjul in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Samotorica was first mentioned in written records in 1340 as Zamatůrnicz (and in 1489 as Samotoritz and Samatoritz). The name may be derived from the Slavic common noun *samotvorъ 'natural feature', referring to some striking landscape element, or perhaps from the hypothetical personal name *Samotvor.[2]

Church

Archangel Michael Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Archangel Michael and belongs to the Parish of Horjul. It contains early 16th-century frescos and a painted wooden ceiling.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 366.
  3. ^ Horjul municipal site Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  • Media related to Samotorica at Wikimedia Commons
  • Samotorica on Geopedia
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Municipality of Horjul
Settlements
Administrative seat: Horjul
  • Koreno nad Horjulom
  • Lesno Brdo
  • Ljubgojna
  • Podolnica
  • Samotorica
  • Vrzdenec
  • Zaklanec
  • Žažar
The location of the Municipality of Horjul
Landmarks
  • St. Cantius's Church
  • St. Margaret Parish Church
  • St. Ulrich's Church
    • Notable people


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