Sidol

Sidol
Sidol

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°12′37.7″N 14°43′13.17″E / 46.210472°N 14.7203250°ECoordinates: 46°12′37.7″N 14°43′13.17″E / 46.210472°N 14.7203250°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Kamnik
Area
 • Total 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation 535.6 m (1,757.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 58
[1]

Sidol (pronounced [ˈsiːdɔu̯]) is a small settlement in the Tuhinj Valley in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies in a small enclosed valley in the hills above Šmartno v Tuhinju. It includes the hamlet of Jevnik (German: Jeunig[2]).[3]

Name

Sidol was first mentioned in written sources in 1291 and circa 1400 as Suchidol (and as Suchwdol in 1477, as Sihidal in 1664, and as s Sidala in 1769). The name is a dialect contraction of Suhi dol (literally, 'dry valley'; Suhí dôl > Shídol > Sídol).[4] The name refers to the local geography because there is no spring in Sidol.[3][4]

Mass grave

Sidol is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Jevnik Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jevnik) is located in a meadow south of the hamlet of Jevnik, about 10 m from the road. It contains the remains of Croatian soldiers, civilians, and Slovenes that were imprisoned at Šmartno v Tuhinju and murdered on 13 May 1945.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 194.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 375.
  5. ↑ Jevnik Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)

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