Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah
Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Semič |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 11 |
| [1] | |
Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah (pronounced [ˈblaːtnik pɾi tʃəɾmɔˈʃnjiːtsax]; German: Rußbach[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans that were mostly expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
The local church is now only a ruin. It was dedicated to the Holy Cross and was a Baroque building from the mid-17th century.[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 152.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ^ Semič municipal site
- ^ "EŠD 2740". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
External links
- Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah at Geopedia
- Pre–World War II map of Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah with oeconyms and family names
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