Samotorica

Samotorica (pronounced [samɔˈtoːɾitsa]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Horjul in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Samotorica
Samotorica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°1′47.12″N 14°14′58.12″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityHorjul
Area
 • Total5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Elevation
645.4 m (2,117.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total69
[1]

Name

Samotorica was first mentioned in written records in 1340 as Zamatůrnicz (and in 1489 as Samotoritz and Samatoritz). The name may be derived from the Slavic common noun *samotvorъ 'natural feature', referring to some striking landscape element, or perhaps from the hypothetical personal name *Samotvor.[2]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Parish of Horjul. It contains early 16th-century frescos and a painted wooden ceiling.[3]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 366.
  3. Horjul municipal site Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine


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