Fučkovci () is a settlement on the

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above the left

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of the Kolpa River in the

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in the

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area of southeastern

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, next to the border with

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Name

The settlement was first attested in written sources in 1490 as ''Futskowisch'' (and in 1674 as ''Fuschkhoutzy''). Like the nearby Croatian settlement of Fučkovac in the Municipality of

Bosiljevo Bosiljevo is a village and municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located in the Gorski Kotar region, 25 km south-west from Karlovac, on the highways A1 and A6 leading to Zagreb, Rijeka and Split. Settlements The total popula ...

, the name is derived from a Slavic personal name (cf. the Slovene surname ''Fučko''). The plural name of the settlement thus literally means 'residents of Fučko's village'. The name ''Fučko'' itself could be derived from the verb ''fučkati'' 'to whistle', but is probably a

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of the personal name ''Fuk'' (until recently also a Slovene surname), likely derived from the

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name ''Fucco''.

Cultural heritage

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in 2002 revealed the existence of a

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settlement in the area.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 19860

References

External links

Fučkovci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Črnomelj {{Crnomelj-geo-stub