Pečine

Pečine
Pečine
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country Slovenia
Region Slovenian Littoral
Municipality Tolmin
Area
 • Total 4.93 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation 611 m (2,005 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 156
[1]

Pečine is a village in the mountains above the right bank of the Idrijca River in the municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[3]

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History

At Stari Rut, 1 km northwest of Pečine, are the remains of an ancient hill fort. This site is still referred to as "Castle Peak" (Slovene: Vrh gradu) locally. A silver Roman fibula found in the area, now kept at the museum in Tolmin, attests to early settlement here.

During the Second World War, the village was bombarded by German forces in February 1944, destroying several houses. A battle took place between German forces and Yugoslav Partisan units in the hamlet of Travnik on 19 March 1945, and another engagement at the hill to the west known as Lorčevo brdo in April 1945.[4]

Notable residents

The religious writer Jakob Filip Kaffol (1820–1864) was from Pečine.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Tolmin municipal site
  3. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 415.
  5. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 415.
  6. ^ "Jakob Filip Kaffol" in Slovenski biografski leksikon (in Slovene)

External links

Settlements

Administrative centre: Tolmin

Bača pri Modreju, Bača pri Podbrdu, Bukovski Vrh, Čadrg, Čiginj, Daber, Dolenja Trebuša, Dolgi Laz, Dolje, Drobočnik, Gabrje, Gorenja Trebuša, Gorenji Log, Gorski Vrh, Grahovo ob Bači, Grant, Grudnica, Hudajužna, Idrija pri Bači, Kal, Kamno, Kanalski Lom, Klavže, Kneške Ravne, Kneža, Koritnica, Kozaršče, Kozmerice, Kuk, Lisec, Ljubinj, Logaršče, Loje, Modrej, Modrejce, Most na Soči, Obloke, Pečine, Petrovo Brdo, Podbrdo, Podmelec, Polje, Poljubinj, Ponikve, Porezen, Postaja, Prapetno, Prapetno Brdo, Roče, Rut, Sela nad Podmelcem, Sela pri Volčah, Selce, Selišče, Slap ob Idrijci, Stopnik, Stržišče, Šentviška Gora, Temljine, Tolminske Ravne, Tolminski Lom, Trtnik, Volarje, Volčanski Ruti, Volče, Zadlaz-Čadrg, Zadlaz-Žabče, Zakraj, Zatolmin, Znojile, Žabče
Landmarks
Tolmin Castle, Tolminka basins, Tolmin museum, Tolmin Parish Church, Most na Soči reservoir, Church of Saint Maurus, Kosmač’s birthplace, Bača Gorge
Notable people
Jakob Filip Kaffol, Ciril Kosmač, Jožko Šavli