Ledinske Krnice (, in older sources ''Žirovske Krnice'', german: Karnitze) is a settlement in the hills east 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 The Municipality of Idrija (; sl, Občina Idrija) is a municipality in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Idrija. The municipality is located in the traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral an ...

in the traditional

Inner Carniola Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...

region of

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Geography

The village includes the hamlet of Srnjak, which was formerly paired with neighboring Govejk in a single settlement known as ''Govejek in Srnjak'' (german: Goweck und Sernak).

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Krnice'' to ''Ledinske Krnice'' in 1952. The name literally means 'Krnice near

Ledine Ledine ( sr, Ледине) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of New Belgrade. Location Ledine is the westernmost settlement in the municipality, formerly developed as a sort of an in ...

', distinguishing the village from Idrijske Krnice (i.e., 'Krnice near

Idrija Idrija (, in older sources ''Zgornja Idrija''; german: (Ober)idria, it, Idria) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. It is located in the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is in the Gorizia Statisti ...

') to the west. 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.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Acacius and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...

.Koper Diocese list of churches

References

External links

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Ledinske Krnice on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Idrija {{Idrija-geo-stub