Zavino () is a small
village
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in the hills south of the
Vipava Valley
The Vipava Valley (; sl, Vipavska dolina, german: Wippachtal, it, Valle del Vipacco) is a valley in the Slovenian Littoral, roughly between the village of Podnanos to the east and the border with Italy to the west. The main towns are Ajdovš ...
in the
Municipality of Ajdovščina
The Municipality of Ajdovščina (; sl, Občina Ajdovščina) is a municipality with a population of a little over 19,000 located in the Vipava Valley, southwestern Slovenia. The municipality was established in 1994. Its seat is in the town of Aj ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
Zavino was first attested in written sources in 1763–87 as ''Svina''. The name is derived from ''*Svinjino (selo)''—literally, 'pig (village)'—indicating that the people of the village raised pigs. The form ''Zavino'' was an artificial modification of the name to avoid the association with pigs, but the original root is still preserved in the name of Svinjšček Creek, which runs west of the village. Local variations of the village name include ''Svinino'', ''Svinno'', and (dissimilated) ''Svilno''.
See also ''
Sinja Gorica
Sinja Gorica (; german: Schweinbüchl''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 68. or Schweinsbüchel, later ''Scheinbüchel'') is a settlement immediately northwest of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Sloveni ...
'', ''
Svino
Svino () is a small village near Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The church in the village is dedicated to Saint Andrew. It is a small Gothic building with a star vaulted sanctuary.
Name
Svino was first attested in written sources i ...
'', and ''
Vinje pri Moravčah
Vinje pri Moravčah (; german: Swine) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slov ...
'' for similar names.
References
External links
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Zavino at Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ajdovščina
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