Mišji Dol (; )''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 90. is a small settlement in the

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in central

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. It lies in the

Primskovo Primskovo (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 90.) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Sl ...

area in the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The settlement was first attested in German in 1341 as ''Mausental'' (literally, 'mouse valley'), semantically corresponding to the Slovene name. It is probably derived from a personal name, derived in turn from the common noun ''miš'' 'mouse' (cf. the modern Slovene surname ''Miš'', literally 'mouse'), likely referring to an early inhabitant of the place (but cf. Jurklošter (formerly Mišji Dol) in the Municipality of Laško, literally 'monk valley'; ''mišji'' < ''meniški'' 'monk').

Church

The local

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is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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of Primskovo na Dolenjskem. It dates to the 17th century.

References

External links

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Mišji Dol on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji {{ŠmartnopriLitiji-geo-stub