Žiče, Domžale

Žiče
Žiče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°10′52.71″N 14°38′59.09″E / 46.1813083°N 14.6497472°E / 46.1813083; 14.6497472Coordinates: 46°10′52.71″N 14°38′59.09″E / 46.1813083°N 14.6497472°E / 46.1813083; 14.6497472
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Domžale
Area
  Total 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation 367.5 m (1,205.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 60
[1]

Žiče (pronounced [ˈʒiːtʃɛ]; German: Schitsche[2]) is a small village east of Radomlje in the Municipality of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Žiče was attested in written sources in 1341 as Seycz (and as Seitz in 1327 and Seytz in 1380). 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 Schitsche in German.[2]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 3.
  3. Domžale municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 489–490.


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