Žiče
Žiče is located in Slovenia
Žiče
Žiče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′52.71″N 14°38′59.09″E / 46.1813083°N 14.6497472°E / 46.1813083; 14.6497472
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityDomžale
Area
  Total1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
367.5 m (1,205.7 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total59
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
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Žiče (pronounced [ˈʒiːtʃɛ]; German: Schitsche[2]) is a small village east of Radomlje in the Municipality of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Žiče was attested in written sources in 1341 as Seycz (and as Seitz in 1327 and Seytz in 1380). The name is derived from the plural demonym *Zitъčane or *Žiťane, based on the hypocorism *Žitъko or *Žitъ, referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[4] In the past it was known as Schitsche in German.[2]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 3.
  3. Domžale municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 489–490.


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