Čužnja Vas (; sl, Čužnja vas) is a village in the hills southeast of
Mokronog
Mokronog (; german: Nassenfuß''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 82–83.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno in ...
in the
Municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Mokronog-Trebelno
The Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno (; sl, Občina Mokronog - Trebelno) is a municipality in Slovenia. The municipality was created in 2006, when it seceded from the Municipality of Trebnje. It is part of the traditional province of Lower Carn ...
in southeastern
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The village includes the hamlets of Jerenga, Sela, and Zapadeži.
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 596.]
Name
The name of the village was first recorded in 1484 as ''Zissendorf'' (and as ''Zisseldorf'' in 1485, and ''Czhushndorf'' or ''Czuschendorff'' in 1763–87). The name is believed to derive from the personal name or nickname ''*Čuž'', thus meaning 'Čuž's village'. The nickname ''*Čuž'' may refer to the
screech owl
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or may be a derogatory reference to
Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...
, among various possibilities.
History
Hallstatt
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burial mounds at the Osredek fallows near the village show that the area was already inhabited in prehistoric times. Prehistoric graves have also been found in fields and vineyards in the hamlet of Jerenga.
Mass grave
Čužnja Vas is the site of a
mass grave and an unmarked grave associated with the Second World War. The Lukovnik 1 Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Lukovnik 1) and the Lukovnik 2 Grave () are located north of the settlement. The first grave lies in a wooded area from the bridge across Lukovnik Creek, in a V-shaped area where two forest paths meet. It contains the remains of 20 civilians murdered by the
Partisan
Partisan may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
* ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
* ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...
Lower Carniola Detachment in spring and summer 1942. The second grave lies from the junction of the paths, below a large hornbeam. A young Partisan soldier is buried there.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Čužnja Vas include:
*
Lojze Peterle
Alojz "Lojze" Peterle (born 5 July 1948) is a Slovenian politician. He is a member of New Slovenia, part of the European People's Party. He served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 1990 to 1992, Leader of the Christian Democrats from the found ...
(born 1948), Slovene politician
References
External links
Čužnja Vas at Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno
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