Markovščina

Markovščina
Markovščina

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°33′33.66″N 14°2′6.61″E / 45.5593500°N 14.0351694°ECoordinates: 45°33′33.66″N 14°2′6.61″E / 45.5593500°N 14.0351694°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Coastal–Karst
Municipality Hrpelje–Kozina
Area
 • Total 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Elevation 561.9 m (1,843.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 115
[1]

Markovščina (pronounced [ˈmaːɾkɔu̯ʃtʃina]; Italian: Marcossina) is a clustered village in the Municipality of Hrpelje–Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] It is located in heart of the karst Materija Lowland (Slovene: Matarsko podolje).[3]

Name

Markovščina was first attested in written records in 1295 and 1371 as sancti Marci (and as S. Marco in 1 475, de Marcossa in 1512, and Marcouschena in 1694). The name is derived from the adjective markovski 'Mark's' from the saint's name Mark (cf. the similarly suffixed name Ajdovščina < ajd- 'pagan'). The name therefore means 'settlement near St. Mark's Church', to which the current Saint Anthony's Church was formerly dedicated. An alternative name for Markovščina, attested in a 1295 manuscript, was Novak(i).[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Parish of Slivje.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Hrpelje–Kozina municipal site
  3. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 322.
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 253.
  5. ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

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