Beč () is a small settlement north of
Begunje pri Cerknici
Begunje pri Cerknici (; german: Wigaun''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120.) is a settlement north of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola re ...
in the
Municipality of Cerknica
The Municipality of Cerknica (; sl, Občina Cerknica) is a Municipalities of Slovenia, municipality in the Karst Plateau, Karst region of southwestern Slovenia, with a population of 11,350 in 2012. The seat of the municipality is the town of Cerk ...
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
Beč was attested in written sources as ''Futsch'' in 1499. The name ''Beč'' is derived from 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 ''
Bač'' 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 ...
''.
References
External links
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Beč on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica
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