Osilnica

Osilnica (pronounced [ɔˈsiːu̯nitsa], in older sources also Osivnica,[2] German: Ossiunitz[2][3]) is a settlement in southern Slovenia. It is located on the left bank of the Kolpa River next to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] It is the largest settlement and the centre of the Municipality of Osilnica.

Osilnica
Settlement
Center of Osilnica
Osilnica
Location of Osilnica in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°33′N 14°44′E
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorAntun Volf
Area
 • Total1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total90
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)

Name

Osilnica was attested in historical sources in 1365 as Ossiwniz (and as Ossawnitz in 1456–61 and Ossynnitz in 1498). The name may be derived from the adjective osiv 'grayish'. Derivation from *osьlьnica (< *osьlъ 'donkey' or *osьla 'whetstone') has also been proposed, but is less convincing for vocalic reasons.[5]

History

The Osilnica volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.[6]

Church

The parish church in Osilnica is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It has a cruciform floor plan and was built in 1876 on the site of a 16th-century building.[7]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Osilnica include:

  • Stane Jarm (1931–2011), sculptor[8]

References
  1. "Osilnica". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 13.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 40.
  4. Kostel municipal site
  5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 294.
  6. Gasilska zveza Kočevja: Zgodovina Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1808
  8. Longley, Norm. 2004. The Rough Guide to Slovenia. New York: Rough Guides, p. 228.
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