Koritnica () is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
on the right bank of the
Bača River in the
Municipality of Tolmin
The Municipality of Tolmin (; sl, Občina Tolmin) is a municipalities of Slovenia, municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its seat and largest settlement is Tolmin.
History
In ancient times the area was inhabited by the Illyrians and then by th ...
in the
Littoral
The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
.
Name
Koritnica was attested in written sources in 1377 as ''Coritinicha''. Like related names (e.g., ''
Koritnice'', ''
Koritno'', and ''
Korita''), the name is derived from the common noun ''korito'' 'trough; river bed', referring to the configuration of a local river or stream.
Trivia
The village was one of the filming locations for the 1948 film ''
On Our Own Land
''On Our Own Land'' ( sl, Na svoji zemlji) is a 1948 film directed by France Štiglic. It was the first Slovene sound feature film. It was released on 21 November 1948 in Union Cinema () in Ljubljana, received great public acclaim, and was enter ...
''.
Delo 14 November 2008 ''60th Anniversary of First Slovene Film''
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References
External links
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Koritnica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Tolmin
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