Markovščina (; it, Marcossina) is a clustered village in the

Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina The Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina (; sl, Občina Hrpelje - Kozina) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.Littoral The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas ...

region of

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Geography

Markovščina lies in the heart of the karst Materija Lowland ( sl, Matarsko podolje), also known as the Podgrad Lowland ( sl, Podgrajsko podolje), a

dry valley A dry valley may develop on many kinds of permeable rock, such as limestone and chalk, or sandy terrains that do not regularly sustain surface water flow. Such valleys do not hold surface water because it sinks into the permeable bedrock. There ...

extending from

Kozina Kozina (; it, Cosina) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy.Starod Starod (; it, Starada) is a village in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Parish ...

. It is connected by road to

Materija Materija (; it, Matteria) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies between fields and meadows in the Materija Lowland ( sl, Matarsko podolje), a dry karst valley bottom, along Route 7 ...

to the northwest and Podgrad to the southeast.

Name

Markovščina was first attested in written records in 1295 and 1371 as ''sancti Marci'' (and as ''S. Marco'' in 1 475, ''de Marcossa'' in 1512, and ''Marcouschena'' in 1694). The name is derived from the adjective ''markovski'' 'Mark's' from the saint's name ''

Mark Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fi ...

'' (cf. the similarly suffixed name ''

Ajdovščina Ajdovščina (; it, Aidussina,trilingual name "Haidenschaft, Aidussina, Ajdovščina" inGemeindelexikon, der im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Bearbeit auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900. Herausgege ...

'' < ''ajd-'' 'pagan'). The name therefore means 'settlement near St. Mark's Church', to which the current Saint Anthony's Church was formerly dedicated. An alternative name for Markovščina, attested in a 1295 manuscript, was ''Novak(i)''.

Church

The local church is dedicated to

Saint Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...

and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

of Slivje.Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

References

External links

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Markovščina on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina {{HrpeljeKozina-geo-stub