Svinjsko

Svinjsko
Svinjsko

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°0′42.9″N 15°6′41.23″E / 46.011917°N 15.1114528°E / 46.011917; 15.1114528Coordinates: 46°0′42.9″N 15°6′41.23″E / 46.011917°N 15.1114528°E / 46.011917; 15.1114528
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Sevnica
Area
  Total 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation 67 m (220 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 67
[1]

Svinjsko (pronounced [ˈsʋiːnskɔ]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills west of Šentjanž in the Municipality of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The settlement was attested in written sources in 1136 as Swinge (and as Swinak in 1436, Swinakch in 1444, and Sweinsdorf in 1480, among other names). The name Svinje is believed to derive from the Slovene common noun svinja 'pig', referring to the fact that pigs were raised in the settlement.[3] See also Sinja Gorica, Svino, Vinje pri Moravčah (formerly Svine), and Zavino for similar names.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Sevnica municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 404.
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