Vinice (; german: Weinitz
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.]) is a
settlement
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*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
*Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fina ...
in the
Municipality of Sodražica
The Municipality of Sodražica (; sl, Občina Sodražica) is a municipality in the Lower Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sodražica. It is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It border ...
in southern
Slovenia. It lies just off the main road to
Ribnica. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The plural name ''Vinice'' (as well as the singular ''
Vinica'') likely derives from a forgotten meaning of the common noun ''vinica'' (now 'wine cellar'), probably referring to an area with vineyards (cf.
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
''winnica'' 'vineyard').
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Vinice include:
*
Ivan Prijatelj
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
(1875–1937), literary historian
References
External links
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Vinice on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sodražica
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