Vikrče

Vikrče
Vikrče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°7′35.11″N 14°26′37.77″E / 46.1264194°N 14.4438250°ECoordinates: 46°7′35.11″N 14°26′37.77″E / 46.1264194°N 14.4438250°E
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Medvode
Area
 • Total 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation 320.8 m (1,052.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 283
[1]

Vikrče (pronounced [ˈviːkəɾtʃɛ]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River southeast of the town of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Vikrče was attested in written sources in 1394 as Weykers, and in 1436 as Waikers. The name probably developed from the plural demonym *vykъrčane 'people living on cleared land', derived from the noun *vykъrčь 'cleared land'. A less likely possibility is that the name is derived from the Old High German personal name Wîchart.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Medvode municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 454.

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