Moše (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.) is a village on the left bank of the

Sava River The Sava, is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. From its source in Slovenia it flows through Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally reaches Serbia, fee ...

in the

Municipality of Medvode The Municipality of Medvode (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in north-central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Medvode. Medvode became a municipality in 1994. Settlements In addition to the ...

in the

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region of

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. It lies southeast of

Lake Trboje Lake Trboje (), also named Lake Mavčiče () and Lake Kranj (), is an artificial lake west of the village of Trboje in the Municipality of Šenčur, northwestern Slovenia. It was created in 1986 as a reservoir for the Mavčiče Hydroelectric Pla ...

, the reservoir of the

Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant Mavčiče (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.) is a village on the right bank of the Sava, Sava River in the Urban Municipality of ...

on the

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River.

Name

Moše was attested in written sources in 1334 as ''Pruk'' (and as ''Prukk'' in 1355, ''Mossah'' in 1496, and ''Mosnach vnder Flednikch'' in 1478). The Slovene name is derived from the plural accusative demonym ''*Moščane'' 'those that live by the bridge' from the Slovene common noun ''most'' 'bridge' (confirmed by the Bavarian

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; or ; , shortened as ''Mhdt.'' or ''Mhd.'') is the term for the form of High German, High German language, German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High ...

name ''Pruk(k)'', which corresponds to modern German ''Brücke'' 'bridge'). In the past the German name was ''Mosche''.

Church

The church in the settlement is dedicated to

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and was originally a

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building. It was first mentioned in documents dating to 1526. It is a single-nave structure with an octagonal

chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may termi ...

walled on five side. The church was renovated in 1859, and again in 1884 in a pseudo-Gothic style. Except for the Way of the Cross, which was painted in 1828, the interior of the church and its furnishings are decorated in the pseudo-Gothic style.Cultural heritage sign on the church.

References

External links

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Moše on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Medvode {{Medvode-geo-stub