Jarčje Brdo (; in older sources also ''Jarče Brdo'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58. ) is a

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in the hills between the

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and the

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valleys in the

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in the

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region of

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Name

Jarčje Brdo was attested in historical sources as ''Jartschemwerdi'' in 1500. The dialect adjective ''jarčji'' means 'sheep', and so the name ''Jarčje Brdo'' literally means 'sheep hill'.

Church

The local church is dedicated to

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. It was built between 1854 and 1857 on the site of an earlier church and has a triple nave. The

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from the earlier church, dating to 1728, is preserved.Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, No 14/2004, 13. Feb. 2004, declaring the church a cultural monument of local interest
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References

External links

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Jarčje Brdo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Gorenja vas-Poljane {{GorenjavasPoljane-geo-stub