Svibnik
| Svibnik | |
|---|---|
  Svibnik Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′20.63″N 15°18′39.76″E / 45.5223972°N 15.3110444°ECoordinates: 45°31′20.63″N 15°18′39.76″E / 45.5223972°N 15.3110444°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | White Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Črnomelj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 212.6 m (697.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 126 |
| [1] | |
Svibnik (pronounced [ˈsʋiːbnik]; German: Swibnik[2]) is a settlement immediately west of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Name
The name Svibnik (and related names such as Svibno) are derived from the Slovene common noun sviba 'dogwood', referring to the local vegetation.[4] The settlement was known as Swibnik in German in the past.[2]
History
During the Second World War, on 26 July 1942 Italian forces based in Črnomelj burned eight houses and 21 farm buildings in Svibnik. In 1943 and 1944 the Partisans operated an elementary school in the settlement.[5]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1 2 Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 12.
- ↑ Črnomelj municipal site
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 403.
- ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 60.
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