Setnica, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec

Setnica
The hamlet of Mežnar in Setnica
Setnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′4.75″N 14°19′24.5″E / 46.0846528°N 14.323472°E / 46.0846528; 14.323472Coordinates: 46°5′4.75″N 14°19′24.5″E / 46.0846528°N 14.323472°E / 46.0846528; 14.323472
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area
 • Total 5.58 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation 513.2 m (1,683.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 33
[1]

Setnica[2] (pronounced [sɛˈtniːtsa]) is a settlement that is divided between the municipalities of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec and Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] Setnica is known as Snica in the local dialect.[4] In the 19th century it was known as Setnitza in German.[5] The settlement includes the hamlets of Ravnek to the south, Mežnar below Saint Ursula's Church, and Kobilca in the Maček Gorge (Slovene: Mačkov graben).[6]

Church

Saint Ursula's Church

The local church, built on a hill above the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Ursula. It was first mentioned in documents dating to 1526. The rectangular nave dates to the early sixteenth century. The belfry was added later.[7] The altar dates from 1685 and the church was remodeled in the Baroque style in the 18th century.[6]

Unmarked grave

Setnica is the site of an unmarked grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Serbian Officer's Grave (Slovene: Grob srbskega častnika) lies on a mountain path about 230 m northeast of the farm at Setnica no. 10. It contains the remains of a Serbian officer from the Serbian Volunteer Corps that was shot in May 1945 after fleeing from the prison in Šentvid, Ljubljana.[8]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Setnica include:

  • Jernej Trnovec (1846–1933), wood carver[9]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ All information here refers to the part in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec. For the Medvode part, see Setnica, Medvode.
  3. ↑ Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
  4. ↑ Bezlaj, France. 1961. Slovenska vodna imena, vol. 2. Ljubljana: SAZU, p. 183.
  5. ↑ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 14.
  6. 1 2 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 432.
  7. ↑ Polhov Gradec Parish site Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Serbian Officer's Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
  9. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 432.


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