Jevnica () is a settlement on the right bank of the
Sava River in the
Municipality of Litija in central
Slovenia. The
railway line from
Ljubljana to
Zidani Most runs through the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Sava Statistical Region
The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s ...
; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Municipality of Litija website
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Name
Jevnica was first attested in written sources in 1449 as ''an der Gelnicz''. The settlement is probably named after Jevnica Creek, a hydronym derived from the Slovene common noun ''jela'' 'fir
Firs (''Abies'') are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family (biology), family Pinaceae. They are found on mountains throughout much of North America, North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The ...
', thus referring to the local vegetation.
History
At the beginning of the 20th century, Jevnica had only three houses and was a hamlet of Kresniške Poljane
Kresniške Poljane (; german: Kreßnitzpolane''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River ...
. The oldest house in the settlement is the Šepak house, which was built from boards from boats used to navigate the Sava River. A school was established in the Šepak house in 1921. The railway station in the town was opened in 1927, and a separate building for the school was built in 1929. During the Second World War, a Partisan
Partisan may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
* ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
* ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...
business committee was headquartered in Jevnica, and it was also on the Partisan's dispatch route between Lower Carniola and Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. Many of the residents joined the Partisan movement on 6 January 1943. A plaque on the Pintar house states that the woman living there burned to death when German forces burned the house in November 1944. A community center with a store, bar, and hall was built in Jevnica in 1948.
Gallery
File:Jevnica bridge.jpg, Covered bridge over the Sava River in Jevnica
References
External links
*
Jevnica on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Litija