Otlica

Otlica
Otlica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°55′39.37″N 13°54′36.7″E / 45.9276028°N 13.910194°ECoordinates: 45°55′39.37″N 13°54′36.7″E / 45.9276028°N 13.910194°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Ajdovščina
Area
 • Total 12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Elevation 817.8 m (2,683.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 319
[1]

Otlica (pronounced [ˈoːtlitsa]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is made up of smaller clusters of the hamlets of Sibirska, Kitajska, Kurja Vas (Slovene: Kurja vas), and Cerkovna, as well as a number of outlying isolated farms.[2]

Name

The name Otlica is derived from the Slovene adjective otel 'hollow'. It refers to a karst sinkhole about 500 meters west of Navrše Hill (857 m); the bottom of the sinkhole leads to the opposite side of the Gora Ridge through a passage 20 meters high and 15 meters wide that opens above a footpath to Ajdovščina. In folk tradition the mountain was therefore referred to as being hollow.[3][4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Guardian Angels and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Ajdovščina municipal site
  3. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 25–26.
  4. ↑ Bezlaj, France. 1982. Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, p. 261.
  5. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches

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