Čudno Selo (; sl, Čudno selo; german: Tschudnofeld
[''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 48.]) is a settlement on the right bank of the
Lahinja River in the
Municipality of Črnomelj
The Municipality of Črnomelj (; sl, Občina Črnomelj) is a municipality in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Črnomelj. The municipality is at the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of th ...
in the
White Carniola
White Carniola ( sl, Bela krajina; german: Weißkrain or ''Weiße Mark'') is a traditional region in southeastern Slovenia on the border with Croatia. Due to its smallness, it is often considered a subunit of the broader Lower Carniola region, alth ...
area of southeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.
Geography
Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the no ...
and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the au ...
.
Name
The name ''Čudno selo'' has been explained as derived from the word ''čud'' 'giant'.
[Janežič, Anton. 1851. ''Vollständiges Taschen-Wörterbuch der slovenischen und deutschen Sprache''. Klagenfurt: J. Sigmund, p. 36.] If so, the name would literally mean 'giant's village'. In the past, the village was known as ''Tschudnofeld'' in German.
References
External links
Čudno Selo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Črnomelj
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