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The name Hrovača is derived from the word ''Hrvat'' '[[Croats|Croat]]'. Like similar names (e.g., ''[[Hrvatini]], [[Hrobači]]'' (a hamlet of [[Dobravlje, Ajdovščina|Dobravlje]]), it originally referred to medieval Croatian resettlement from the south connected with [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] occupation of the central [[Balkans]].<ref>Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 12, 165.</ref> |
The name Hrovača is derived from the word ''Hrvat'' '[[Croats|Croat]]'. Like similar names (e.g., ''[[Hrvatini]], [[Hrobači]]'' (a hamlet of [[Dobravlje, Ajdovščina|Dobravlje]])), it originally referred to medieval Croatian resettlement from the south connected with [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] occupation of the central [[Balkans]].<ref>Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 12, 165.</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:14, 23 February 2012
Hrovača | |
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| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ribnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 490.1 m (1,607.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 198 |
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Hrovača is a settlement immediately to the southeast of the town of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. It lies just south of the town of Ribnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.[2]
Name
The name Hrovača is derived from the word Hrvat 'Croat'. Like similar names (e.g., Hrvatini, Hrobači (a hamlet of Dobravlje)), it originally referred to medieval Croatian resettlement from the south connected with Ottoman occupation of the central Balkans.[3]
Church
The local church, built next to the cemetery on the southern outskirts of the settlement, is dedicated to the Holy Trinity (Slovene: sveta Trojica) and belongs to the parish of Ribnica. It was built in 1909 on the site of a 16th-century church originally dedicated to Saint James.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ribnica municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 12, 165.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2221
External links
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