Bač (; german: Batsch,
it, Baccia) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
northeast of
Knežak in the
Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
The Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica (; sl, Občina Ilirska Bistrica) is a municipality in Slovenia. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ilirska Bistrica.
The current municipality w ...
in the
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...
region of
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 ...
.
Name
The name ''Bač'' is related to the Slovene common noun ''beč'' '(stone- or wood-lined) hollow with a spring' (< ''*bъťъ''), referring to a local geographical feature. The Slavic word ''*bъťъ'' was borrowed from Latin ''buttis'' 'barrel' and is also the origin of the Slovene toponyms ''
Beč'' and ''
Buč
Buč (; in older sources also ''Beč'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 30–31. german: Butsch) is a small settlement on the Nevljic ...
''.
Kalec Castle
The ruins of
Kalec Castle
Kalec Castle ( sl, Grad Kalec, originally ''Kalc'' or ''Kauc''; german: Steinberg or ''Stemberg'') is a partially ruined castle in Bač in Slovenia.
The castle, of which only a single tower and some sections of wall survive intact, stands on a ...
(also ''Na Kalcu''; german: Steinberg or ''Stemberg'')
stand northwest of Bač near the sources of the
Pivka River. The castle was built in 1620, and a cylindrical tower and walled courtyard were later added. The property was owned by the Wilicher ( sl, Vilhar) family. The tower was restored in 1939, and the rest of the structure is in ruins.
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Anne
According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...
and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of Knežak.
Koper Diocese list of churches
References
External links
Bač on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
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