Pečine

Pečine

The hamlet of Kal in Pečine
Pečine

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°7′21.1″N 13°49′52.73″E / 46.122528°N 13.8313139°E / 46.122528; 13.8313139Coordinates: 46°7′21.1″N 13°49′52.73″E / 46.122528°N 13.8313139°E / 46.122528; 13.8313139
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Tolmin
Area
 • Total 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation 611 m (2,005 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 156
[1]

Pečine (pronounced [ˈpeːtʃinɛ]) is a village in the mountains above the right bank of the Idrijca River in the municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] It includes the hamlets of Črni Vrh, Kabiunk, Kal, Maraževec, Podkal, Travnik, and Stari Rut.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[3]

Name

The name Pečine is a plural form derived from the word peč 'large cliff, rocky wall' (which developed from the earlier meaning 'hollow in a cliff', ultimately from 'place for cooking'). Like similar names (e.g., Peč, Pečice, Pečke, etc.), it refers to a local landscape element.[4]

History

In the hamlet of Stari Rut, 1 km northwest of Pečine, are the remains of an ancient hill fort. This site is still referred to as Castle Peak (Slovene: Vrh gradu) locally. A silver Roman fibula found in the area, now kept at the museum in Tolmin, attests to early settlement here.

During the Second World War, the village was bombarded by German forces in February 1944, destroying several houses. A battle took place between German forces and Yugoslav Partisan units in the hamlet of Travnik on 19 March 1945, and another engagement at the hill to the west known as Lorčevo brdo in April 1945.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Pečine include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Tolmin municipal site
  3. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 302–303.
  5. 1 2 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 415.
  6. ↑ "Jakob Filip Kaffol" in Slovenski biografski leksikon (in Slovene)



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