Gmajna () is a settlement in the

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in eastern

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. The A2 motorway from

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runs through the territory of Gmajna. 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 ...

. It is now included in the

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Name

The name ''Gmajna'' means '

commons The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable Earth. These resources are held in common even when owned privately or publicly. Commons ...

', referring to land that was jointly owned and used by the village community. The Slovenian common noun ''gmajna'' is a borrowing from

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

''gemeine'', with the same meaning, and is found in other Slovene toponyms such as '' Gmajna'' near

Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec (; german: Windischgrätz'', ''after about 1900 ''Windischgraz'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belon ...

as well as in the diminutive form ''

Gmajnica Gmajnica () is a settlement in the Municipality of Komenda in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Gmajnica'' is a diminutive of the common noun ''gmajna'' 'commons', referring to land that was jointly owned and used by the villa ...

''.

Cultural heritage

There is a small

chapel-shrine A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mo ...

in the settlement dedicated to the

Virgin Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...

. It was built in the early 20th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 21838

References

External links

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Gmajna on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Krško {{Krško-geo-stub