Troščine (; in older sources also ''Trošine'',
german: Troschein
[''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 44.]) is a small
village north of
Polica in the
Municipality of Grosuplje in central
Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
Troščine was first mentioned in written sources as ''Drvssein'' in 1296 (and as ''Troschein'' in 1402, ''Troschin'' in 1608, ''Troſhzina'' in 1689, and ''Troſhzhine'' in 1720). The name is believed to derive from the Slovene common noun 'official responsible for the table' (from
Old High German *), thus meaning 'settlement where an official lives'.
[Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 440.] Locally, Troščine is known as ''Špaja vas'', whereas the name ''Troščine'' refers to the entire area (including
Dolenja Vas pri Polici
Dolenja Vas pri Polici (; sl, Dolenja vas pri Polici, german: Niederdorf) is a small settlement north of Polica in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality ...
,
Gorenja Vas pri Polici
Gorenja Vas pri Polici (; sl, Gorenja vas pri Polici, german: Oberdorf) is a small settlement in the hills north of Polica in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The m ...
, and
Mali Konec).
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 155.] The name ''Špaja vas'' was first attested in written sources in 1710 as (and as in 1720 and in 1780). This can be derived from *''Županja vas'' '(local) leader's village', semantically agreeing with the origin of the name ''Troščine''.
In the past the German name was ''Troschein''.
History
Troščine had nine houses and a population of 49 in 1936. Before the Second World War, the economy of the village was based on agriculture, and the sale of cattle, pigs, timber, and firewood.
[''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, pp. 229–330.] On 20 March 1943 the bodies of five murdered men, known as the
Dobrunje
Dobrunje (; german: Dobruine or ''Dobrouine'') is a formerly independent settlement in the southeast part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Lower ...
and Bizovik victims, were discovered buried in Krčmar's Woods ( sl, Krčmarjeva hosta) south of Troščine.
Church
The local
church is dedicated to the
Visitation of Mary
In Christianity, the Visitation is the visit of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke, .
It is also the name of a Christian feast day commemorating this visit, celebrate ...
and belongs to the
Parish of
Polica. It is a
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
building with an older
nave.
There was once a pilgrimage route to the church.
The church was reworked and vaulted in 1882: prior to this it had a wooden ceiling in the nave painted with animal motifs. On the exterior of the church there is a fresco dating to 1444 depicting Saint Christopher; frescoes of the same age are located behind the side altars. All three altars in the church date from the first half of the 17th century, and additions were made to them in the 19th century. There is a cemetery next to the church.
References
External links
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Troščine on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Grosuplje