Hinje, Sevnica

Hinje
Hinje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°0′27.11″N 15°9′35.93″E / 46.0075306°N 15.1599806°E / 46.0075306; 15.1599806Coordinates: 46°0′27.11″N 15°9′35.93″E / 46.0075306°N 15.1599806°E / 46.0075306; 15.1599806
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Sevnica
Area
  Total 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation 316.6 m (1,038.7 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total Fall 47
  Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
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Hinje (pronounced [ˈxiːnjɛ]) is a small settlement southwest of Šentjanž in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. The area was traditionally part of the historical region of Lower Carniola.[2] The settlement, which was originally part of Koludrje, was established in January 1998 with a decree of the Municipality of Sevnica from 23 December 1997.[3]

Name

Hinje was attested in written sources in 1252 and 1425 as Vichnach (and as Vichna in 1467). The name is derived from *Bhinje or *Bihinje, likely derived from the plural demonym *Byxyn′ane based on the hydronym *Byxyn′a (which yielded the name of Hinja Creek). The first unaccented syllable was lost through modern vowel reduction. The name therefore means 'people living along Hinja Creek'. See also Hinje in the Municipality of Žužemberk.[4]

References

  1. "Hinje, Sevnica". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. Sevnica municipal site
  3. "Odlok o preimenovanju dela naselja Koludrje v Hinje" [Decree on Renaming Part of the Settlement of Koludrje to Hinje]. Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia (in Slovenian): 74. 9 January 1998.
  4. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 159.

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