Palčje

Palčje
Palčje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°40′33.3″N 14°15′26.25″E / 45.675917°N 14.2572917°ECoordinates: 45°40′33.3″N 14°15′26.25″E / 45.675917°N 14.2572917°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Pivka
Area
 • Total 30.58 km2 (11.81 sq mi)
Elevation 602.2 m (1,975.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 208
[1]

Palčje is a village east of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Geography

North of the village lies an intermittent lake named Lake Palčje. It is the largest among the Pivka lakes, with an average maximum water area around 1 km².[3]

Name

Palčje was attested in written sources in 1498 as Palitschach. The medieval transcription indicates that today's name (a neuter singular) is derived from the accusative plural demonym *Paličane, derived from the common noun *palič, likely meaning 'small lake' (cognate with Lake Palić, Serbia), a diminutive of the Slavic noun palъ, preserved in the Slovene common noun pal 'mud' (and cognate with German Pfuhl 'puddle', English pool). The name thus refers to Lake Palčje north of the settlement.[4]

Church

The local church, built on the central village square, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Trnje.[5]


References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Pivka municipal site
  3. ↑ "Palško jezero". Municipality of Pivka. Accessed 16 Dec. 2009. (Slovene)
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 300.
  5. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches

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