Grahovo ob Bači

Grahovo ob Bači (pronounced [ˈɡɾaːxɔʋɔ ɔb ˈbaːtʃi]; Italian: Gracova Serravalle[2]) is a village on the Bača River in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[3]

Grahovo ob Bači
Grahovo ob Bači
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′23.12″N 13°51′52.27″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityTolmin
Area
 • Total7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Elevation
313.1 m (1,027.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total153
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Grahovo to Grahovo ob Bači (literally, 'Grahovo on the Bača River') in 1955.[4] The name is believed to have the same origin as Grahovo in the Municipality of Cerknica. If so, it is probably derived from the personal name Grah, which is still preserved as a surname in Slovenia and is probably borrowed from the Old High German name Gracco. The place name would thus mean 'Grah's (village)'. Another possible derivation is from the common noun *grahovišče 'pea field' via the contracted form *grahovše. Direct derivation from the Slovene common noun grah 'pea' is unlikely because of the rarity of such names and the suffixation pattern.[5]

Church
Saint Anne's Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[6]

Other cultural heritage

The village was one of the main filming locations for the 1948 film On Our Own Land.[7] The east end of the Bukovo Tunnel (937 meters or 3,074 feet) on the Bohinj Railway stands in the easternmost part of the settlement's territory.

  • Old postcard of Grahovo ob Bači
  • The Bukovo Tunnel east of Grahovo ob Bači

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Popačeno Primorje. 1923. Jutro 4(110) (11 May): 2.
  3. Tolmin municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 151.
  6. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Delo 14 November 2008 60th Anniversary of First Slovene Film (in Slovene)


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