Ig (; formerly ''Studenec'', ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.) is the largest settlement and the seat of the Municipality of Ig, central

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Name

The name ''Ig'' was first attested in 1249 as ''Yge'' (and as ''Ighe'', ''Iglem'', and ''Iglom'' in 1261, ''Yg'' in 1262, and ''Hyco'' and ''Hyc'' in 1299). During the Middle Ages, ''Ig'' was a regional name, and the settlement now known as Ig was called ''Studenec'' until the beginning of the 19th century. The etymology of the name ''Ig'' is unclear. It may be connected with the Slovene common noun ''igo'' 'yoke' (in reference to the course of the

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), or to the Slovene common noun ''iva'' '

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' (through borrowing into and then from

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), or it may derive from a pre-Slavic

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History

After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Ig. File:Postcard of Ig (2).jpg, Postcard of Ig File:Postcard of Ig.jpg , Postcard of Ig File:Postcard of Ig (3).jpg, Postcard of Ig

Landmarks

Parish church

The

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in Ig is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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. A second church, built on Pungrt Hill west of the main settlement, is a 14th-century building, now in ruins. It was dedicated to

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World Heritage Site

In the vicinity of Ig, the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements, since 2011 protected as part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

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.UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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References

External links

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Ig on GeopediaIg municipal site
{{Authority control Populated places in the Municipality of Ig