Čirčiče

Čirčiče
Čirčiče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°13′26.09″N 14°22′18.60″E / 46.2239139°N 14.3718333°ECoordinates: 46°13′26.09″N 14°22′18.60″E / 46.2239139°N 14.3718333°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Kranj
Elevation[1] 380 m (1,250 ft)

Čirčiče (pronounced [ˈtʃiːɾtʃitʃɛ]; German: Zirtschitsch[2][3]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Čirče in Kranj.

Name

Čirčiče was mentioned in written sources in 1363 as Czyczericz and Cziczericz pey Chrainpurg (and as Ziecricz pey Chrainburg in 1369). The medieval transcriptions indicate that the name was originally *Čičerič(an)e, which can be derived from the Slavic personal name *Čičerъ, thus meaning 'Čičerъ's people'.[4] Locally, the settlement was also called Čirče,[5] which is the name of the corresponding neighborhood in Kranj today. In the past the German name was Zirtschitsch.[2][3]

History

Čirčiče was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[6]

Church

The church in Čirčiče is dedicated to Saint Oswald (Slovene: sveti Ožbalt). It initially belonged to the Parish of Preddvor, but was transferred to the Parish of Kranj in 1794. The former flat ceiling of the nave was replaced with a vaulted ceiling in 1848, and the church was renovated in 1931. The altar painting is by Franz Wissiak (a.k.a. Franc Vizjak, 1810–1880).[7]

References

  1. ↑ Glonar, Joža. 1931. Poučni slovar, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 240.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 7.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 99.
  5. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 160.
  6. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  7. ↑ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 247.

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