Bač, Ilirska Bistrica
Appearance
Bač | |
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Coordinates: 45°37′55.15″N 14°15′26.67″E / 45.6319861°N 14.2574083°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
Area | |
• Total | 26.61 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 579.7 m (1,901.9 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 462 |
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Bač (pronounced [ˈbatʃ]; German: Batsch,[2] Italian: Baccia[citation needed]) is a village northeast of Knežak in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
The name Bač is related to the Slovene common noun beč '(stone- or wood-lined) hollow with a spring' (< *bъťъ), referring to a local geographical feature. The Slavic word *bъťъ was borrowed from Latin buttis 'barrel' and is also the origin of the Slovene toponyms Beč and Buč.[4]
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Knežak.[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 134.
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 54.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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