Žiče, Slovenske Konjice
Žiče | |
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  Žiče Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′41.13″N 15°28′51.56″E / 46.3114250°N 15.4809889°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Slovenske Konjice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 279.5 m (917.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 520 |
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Žiče (pronounced [ˈʒiːtʃɛ]; German: Seitzdorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Dravinja River near its confluence with Žičnica Creek, a minor right tributary that flows just south of the village. It is best known for the Žiče Charterhouse, a 12th-century monastery that is not actually in the settlement, but 6 km further up the valley of Žičnica Creek. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]
Name
[edit]Žiče was attested in written sources in 1145 as Sietss (and as Siz in 1177, Seydes in 1184, and Seitz in 1185). The name is derived from the plural demonym *Zitъčane or *Žiťane, based on the hypocorism *Žitъko or *Žitъ, referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[4] In the past it was known as Seitzdorf in German.[2]
Church
[edit]The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a 14th-century church that was rebuilt in 1660.[5]
Tourism
[edit]- 1998 The village won the European Entente Florale Bronze Medal Award.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
- ^ Slovenske Konjice municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 489–490.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3543
External links
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Media related to Žiče at Wikimedia Commons- Žiče on Geopedia
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