Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah (; german: Rußbach''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 152.Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem''. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.) is a small settlement in the

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. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans that were mostly expelled in 1941 during the

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

Blatnik pri Crmosnjicah Slovenia - grave

Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah was attested in written sources as ''Ruespach'' in 1574. The toponym ''Blatnik'' is relatively common in Slovenia and generally refers to low-lying areas near water; it is also found as a hydronym and surname. The name is derived from the common noun ''blato'' 'mud; swamp, marsh', which is also the root of names like ''Blače'', ''Blatno'', and ''Blate''. In this case, the settlement lies in an area with several karst springs feeding Blatnik Creek (''Blatniški potok''), a tributary of Vrčica Creek. In the past, Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah was known as ''Rußbach'' in German. The name ''Rußbach'' is a compound of ''Ruß'' 'soot(y), black' and ''bach'' 'creek', referring to the former name of Blatnik Creek (cf. also medieval ''Růzpach'', now Sajevec).

Church

The local

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is now only a ruin. It was dedicated to the Holy Cross and was a Baroque building from the mid-17th century.

References

External links

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Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah at GeopediaPre–World War II map of Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah with oeconyms and family names
* Populated places in the Municipality of Semič {{Semič-geo-stub