Palčje (, in older sources ''Paličje'',
german: Palitschje
) is a
village
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east of
Pivka
Pivka (, german: St. Peter in Krain, it, San Pietro del Carso) is a small town in Slovenia in the Pivka Basin in the Karst region. It is the seat of the Municipality of Pivka. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola.
Name
Pivka wa ...
in the
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
Geography
North of the village lies an
intermittent lake
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named
Lake Palčje. It is the largest among the Pivka lakes, with an average maximum water area around . The highest elevations are in the
Javornik Hills
:''There is also a ''Javorníky'' mountain range in the Carpathian mountains''
The Javornik Hills ( sl, Javorniki) are a limestone plateau in Slovenia and part of the Dinaric Alps. The highest peak is Veliki Javornik at above sea level. At the no ...
in the far eastern part of the settlement's territory, at Kozlovka Peak (''Vrh Kozlovke'', ), Mount Kalič (), and Mount Lamovšek () above the small Prevale Valley.
Name
Palčje was attested in written sources in 1498 as ''Palitschach''. The medieval transcription indicates that today's name (a neuter singular) is derived from the accusative 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, ...
''*Paličane'', derived from the common noun ''*palič'', likely meaning 'small lake' (
cognate
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with
Lake Palić
Lake Palić ( sr, Палићко језеро, Palićko jezero; hu, Palicsi-tó) is a lake from Subotica, near the town of Palić, in Serbia. It covers an area of . The average depth of the lake is . With the surrounding area it forms the protec ...
, Serbia), a diminutive of the Slavic noun ''palъ'', preserved in the Slovene common noun ''pal'' 'mud' (and cognate with German ''Pfuhl'' 'puddle', English ''pool''). The name thus refers to Lake Palčje north of the settlement.
Church
The local church, built on the central village square, is dedicated to
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...
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
Trnje
Trnje () is a district in the City of Zagreb, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, the district had 42,282 residents. It is located in the central part of the city, south of Donji grad across the railway (Zagreb Main Station), east of Trešnje ...
.
Koper Diocese list of churches
References
External links
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Palčje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Pivka
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