Prapreče pri Šentjerneju (; ''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 38.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Šentjernej The Municipality of Šentjernej ( or ; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šentjernej. Šentjernej became a municipality in . It borders Croatia. ...

in southeastern

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. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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. It includes the hamlet of Gmajnica ().Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 525.

Geography

Prapreče pri Šentjerneju is a clustered village on the edge of a terrace about 10 m above a broad stream valley. The soil is mostly loamy. Tilled fields surround the settlement and have local names: ''V ograji'' (literally, 'in the enclosure' to the northwest), ''Cerkvišče'' (literally, 'churchyard' to the northeast), ''Laz'' (literally, 'clearing' to the east, where there are also meadows), ''Široke njive'' (literally, 'broad fields' to the south), and ''Hrib'' (literally 'hill' to the west). The slopes of the terrace are planted with grapes and there is mixed woodland to the west.

Name

The village was first recorded as ''Praprotschach'' in 1304 (and as ''Probeszech'' in 1392 and ''Praprasach'' in 1423). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ''praprot'' '

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' and, like similar names (e.g., '' Praproče,

Praprotno Brdo Praprotno Brdo () is a small settlement above Rovte, Logatec, Rovte in the Municipality of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Rovte. References ...

, Paprače'' = ), originally referred to the local vegetation. The village was known as ''Prapretsche'' in German in the past. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Prapreče'' to ''Prapreče pri Šentjerneju'' in 1953.

History

The village was first mentioned in written sources in 1304, when the Sicherstein family transferred the manor and ten farms there into the feudal possession of a certain Martin and his wife. The village later came under the control of the

Counts of Celje The Counts of Celje () or the Counts of Cilli (; ) were the most influential late medieval noble dynasty on the territory of present-day Slovenia. Risen as vassals of the Habsburg dukes of Styria in the early 14th century, they ruled the County ...

and then the

Prince-Bishopric of Freising The Prince-Bishopric of Freising (German: ''Hochstift Freising'') was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1294 until its secularisation in the early years of the 19th century. The Prince-Bishopric of Freising should ...

. In 1423, two brothers named Freichawer from Vrhovo are recorded as operating two mills in Prapreče belonging to the Prince-Bishopric of Freising. In modern history, the surname ''Vrtačič'' is particularly common in the village.

Cultural heritage

Archaeological finds at two sites close to the village have shown

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and

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occupation.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference numbers ešd 8647 and 26005

References

External links

Prapreče pri Šentjerneju on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjernej {{Šentjernej-geo-stub