Kneža () is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in the Bača Valley in the

Municipality of Tolmin The Municipality of Tolmin (; sl, Občina Tolmin) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its seat and largest settlement is Tolmin. History In ancient times the area was inhabited by the Illyrians and then by the Romans. In the 6th century ...

in the

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region of

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. The

Bohinj Railway The Bohinj Railway ( sl, Bohinjska proga, it, Transalpina, german: Wocheiner Bahn) is a railway in Slovenia and Italy. It connects Jesenice in Slovenia with Trieste in Italy. It was built by Austria-Hungary from 1900 to 1906 as a part of a new ...

line runs through the settlement.

Name

Kneža was attested in written sources in 1377 as ''villa de Chinessa'', and the corresponding

hydronym A hydronym (from el, ὕδρω, , "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 ...

(today Knežica Creek) was attested as ''Knesaha'' in 891. The name is derived from ''*Kъnędz′a (vьsь/voda/rěka)'' 'prince's (village/creek/river)', indicating that the territory was owned by a prince.

Church

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in the settlement is dedicated to

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...

and belongs to the Koper

Diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

References

External links

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Kneža on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Tolmin {{Tolmin-geo-stub