Vinice

Vinice (pronounced [ˈʋiːnitsɛ]; German: Weinitz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. It lies just off the main road to Ribnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Vinice
Vinice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′20.78″N 14°40′12.06″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalitySodražica
Area
 • Total1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
538.8 m (1,767.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total101
[1]

Name

The plural name Vinice (as well as the singular Vinica) likely derives from a forgotten meaning of the common noun vinica (now 'wine cellar'), probably referring to an area with vineyards (cf. Polish winnica 'vineyard').[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vinice include:

  • Ivan Prijatelj (1875–1937), literary historian[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
  3. "Sodražica municipal site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 455–456.
  5. "Ivan Prijatelj". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved January 26, 2019.


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