Pijava Gorica

Pijava Gorica (pronounced [piˈjaːʋa ɡɔˈɾiːtsa]; German: Piautzbüchel[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofljica in central Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the marshland south of the capital Ljubljana. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Pijava Gorica
Pijava Gorica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′10″N 14°34′22.83″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityŠkofljica
Area
 • Total3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation
326.8 m (1,072.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total669
[1]

Name

Pijava Gorica was attested in written sources circa 1356 as Pieczpühel (and as Pyaweczpüchel in 1365, Pyawiczpühel in 1380, Piatzpuchel in 1463, Pyauitschpuhel in 1467, and Pyabicz puechell in 1490). The medieval transcriptions indicate that the Slovene name was originally *Pijavča gorica or *Pijavič(j)a gorica. The first element is probably a possessive adjective based on the oeconym Pijavec, referring to a property where water sinks into the ground. This may refer to Trstje Creek east of Pijava Hill (Slovene: Pijavski hrib). The second element, gorica, means 'hill' in Slovene, and so the name literally means 'Pijavec hill' (or 'hill near the place where water sinks into the ground').[4] In the past the German name was Piautzbüchel.[2]

Church
View from south
Exterior fresco
Saints Simon and Jude Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Simon and Saint Jude and belongs to the Parish of Ig. It is a 15th-century Gothic building that was extended in the 17th century.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 110.
  3. Škofljica municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 306.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1854


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