Račni Vrh (; until 1946 ''Lačni Vrh'',
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 18.]) is a small
dispersed settlement
A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a num ...
east of
Domžale
Domžale (; )''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24. is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Domžale in Slovenia. The town lies ne ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
Name
Račni Vrh was attested in historical sources as ''Raͤczenberg'' in 1436 and ''Ratzenberg'' in 1449, meaning 'Rača Hill' and corresponding to today's name ''Račni Vrh'' (literally, 'Rača Peak'). However, by the 19th century the settlement was known as ''Lačni Vrh'' (literally, 'Hungry Peak') in Slovene, with the corresponding German name ''Latschenberg''.
This name has been interpreted as referring to poverty among the residents in the hills or poor soil fertility,
or as a corruption of ''Laški Vrh'' (literally, 'Italian Peak'), referring to early settlement.
The name of the village was changed to ''Račni Vrh'' in 1946.
References
External links
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Račni Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Domžale
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