Idrijske Krnice (; german: Karnitze
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 124.]) is a
dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of
Spodnja Idrija
Spodnja Idrija (, in older sources also ''Idrija pri Fari''; german: Unteridria) is a settlement on the right bank of the Idrijca River in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Spodnja Id ...
in the
Municipality of Idrija in the traditional
Inner Carniola region of
Slovenia
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Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Krnice'' to ''Idrske Krnice'' in 1952. It was changed again from ''Idrske Krnice'' to ''Idrijske Krnice'' in 1980. The name literally means 'Krnice near
Idrija', distinguishing the village from
Ledinske Krnice
Ledinske Krnice (, in older sources ''Žirovske Krnice'', german: Karnitze) is a settlement in the hills east of Spodnja Idrija in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Geography
The village includes the ...
(i.e., 'Krnice near
Ledine') to the east. The plural place name ''Krnice'' (and the corresponding singular ''
Krnica'') is found several times in Slovenia and is derived from the common noun ''krnica'' 'cirque, bowl', referring to the local geography.
References
External links
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Idrijske Krnice on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Idrija
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