Hinje () is a small settlement southwest of
Šentjanž in the
Municipality of Sevnica
The Municipality of Sevnica ( sl, ObÄina Sevnica) is a municipality along the Sava and the Mirna Rivers in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sevnica. Today it is part of the Lower Sava Statistical Region. It is th ...
in central
Slovenia
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. The municipality is now included in the
Lower Sava Statistical Region
The Lower Sava Statistical Region ( sl, Posavska statistiÄna regija; until December 31, 2014 ) is a statistical region in Slovenia. It has good traffic accessibility and is located in the Sava and Krka Valleys, with hilly areas with vineyards and ...
. 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 ...
. The settlement, which was originally part of
Koludrje
Koludrje (; in older sources also ''Koluderje'') is a small settlement south of Šentjanž in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower Sava Stati ...
, was established in January 1998 with a decree of the Municipality of Sevnica from 23 December 1997.
Name
Hinje was attested in written sources in 1252 and 1425 as ''Vichnach'' (and as ''Vichna'' in 1467). The name is derived from *''Bhinje'' or ''*Bihinje'', likely derived from the plural
demonym
A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
*''Byxyn′ane'' based on the
hydronym
A hydronym (from el, ὕδÏω, , "water" and , , "name") is a type of toponym that designates a proper name of a body of water. Hydronyms include the proper names of rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, swamps and marshes, seas and oceans. As a ...
*''Byxyn′a'' (which yielded the name of Hinja Creek). The first unaccented syllable was lost through modern vowel reduction. The name therefore means 'people living along Hinja Creek'. See also
Hinje in the Municipality of Žužemberk.
References
External links
Hinje on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Sevnica
1998 establishments in Slovenia