Bač, Ilirska Bistrica

Bač (pronounced [ˈbatʃ]; German: Batsch,[2] Italian: Baccia) is a village northeast of Knežak in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Bač
Bač
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°37′55.15″N 14°15′26.67″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total26.61 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Elevation
579.7 m (1,901.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total462
[1]

Name

The name Bač is related to the Slovene common noun beč '(stone- or wood-lined) hollow with a spring' (< *bъťъ), referring to a local geographical feature. The Slavic word *bъťъ was borrowed from Latin buttis 'barrel' and is also the origin of the Slovene toponyms Beč and Buč.[4]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Knežak.[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. 134.
  3. Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 54.
  5. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine


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