Račje Selo (; sl, Račje selo, german: Rappelgeschieß
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 170.][Ciperle, Josip. 1899. ''Kranjska dežela''. Ljubljana: R. Miliceva tiskarna, p. 77.]) is a
village
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north of
Trebnje in eastern
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name ''Račje selo'' developed from the phrase *''Radęťe selo'' 'Radę's village', thus referring to an early inhabitant of the place. The Slovene name is not connected with ''raca'' 'duck' or ''rak'' 'crab', which also form the adjective ''račji''.
[Pintar, Lika. 1908. Listek: Od kod je ime Raščica? ''Trubarjev zbornik'' 10: 265–270, p. 269.] In the past, the village was known as ''Rappelgeschieß'' in German.
The German name is a compound; the first part refers to a Count Rapoto or Rappold attested in the area in 1062, probably shortened from ''Radebald'' and also the source of the Slovene name *''Radę''.
The second part of the German name means 'seat, possession' (cf. German ''Gesitze'' 'domicile, dwelling'), thus 'Radebald's possession'.
Church
The local
church
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Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
is dedicated to
Saint Florian and belongs to the
Parish
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of Trebnje. It dates to the 16th century with some 17th-century modifications.
References
External links
Račje Selo at Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Trebnje
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