Stična (; in older sources also ''Zatičina'',
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 102–103.] ) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the
Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
The Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ivančna Gorica. Ivančna Gorica became a municipality in 1995.
Settlements
I ...
in central
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region in Slovenia
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. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km2, with a central po ...
.
It lies just north of Ivančna Gorica and is best known for its
Cistercian Abbey
The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...
. The abbey dates to the 12th century and is the oldest monastery in Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Rupe, Štorovje (in older sources also ''Stornje''
), and Svinjska Vas (,
). A former hamlet named Kaffeehaus
also stood between Svinjska Vas and Rupe.
Name
Stična was first attested in 1136 as ''Sitik'' and ''Siticum'' (and as ''Sitich'' in 1190, ''Sitic'' in 1215, ''Sittich'' in 1241, and ''Sitizena'' in 1689). It is derived (via dissimilation) from *''Štična'', which developed through vowel reduction from *''Žitičina'', created from the personal name *''Žitiťь'' (which was the basis for the German name ''Sittich''). *''Žitiťь'' was a
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
of the name *''Žitъ''. An archaic variant of the name, ''Zatičina'', was still used in the early 20th century. The settlement was known as ''Sittich'' in German in the past.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Stiča include:
*
Peter Držaj
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
(1913–1944),
Partisan
Partisan(s) or The Partisan(s) may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
** Francs-tireurs et partisans, communist-led French anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany during WWII
** Ital ...
doctor
[Ciperle, Jože, et al. 2012. ''Medicinska fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani 1919–1945''. Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana, p. 62.]
*
Joannes Disma Floriantschitsch de Grienfeld
Joannes Disma Floriantschitsch de Grienfeld (Slovenized as ''Ivan'' or ''Janez Dizma Florjančič de Grienfeld''; July 1, 1691 – 1757) was a Carniolan astronomer, mathematician, geographer, and cartographer.
Life and work
Floriantschitsch de Gr ...
(1691–1757), Carniolan astronomer, mathematician, geographer, and cartographer
References
External links
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Stična on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
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