Osojnik, Semič

Osojnik
Osojnik

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°40′50.29″N 15°12′44.78″E / 45.6806361°N 15.2124389°ECoordinates: 45°40′50.29″N 15°12′44.78″E / 45.6806361°N 15.2124389°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Semič
Area
 • Total 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation 352.6 m (1,156.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 104
[1]

Osojnik (pronounced [ɔˈsoːi̯nik]) is a settlement north of Semič in southeastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Osojnik was attested in written sources in 1477 as Ossoynigk and Ossenigkh (and in 1674 as Ossoinigkh). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun osoje 'shady side' via the derived adjective osojen 'shady', referring to its geographical location.[3]

History

During the feudal era, Osojnik belonged to the Dominion of Gradac, although the vineyards were controlled by the Dominion of Krupa. The freeholder Janez Konda served as a judicial officer in Osojnik from 1727 to 1738. On 4 July 1943, Italian troops burned nearly the entire village while withdrawing before a Partisan attack at Hom Hill.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Osojnik include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Semič municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 294–295.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 48.

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