Drtija

Drtija (pronounced [dəɾˈtiːja]; German: Drittai[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Belnik (in older sources also Belnek, German: Wildenegg),[2] Brinje, Gorica, Kovačija, Podbrdo, Kuga, Štance Laze, Štebalija, Štorovje, and Straža.[4] Before the First World War, the hamlets scattered along the Slivna Plateau were collectively known as Za Goro (German: Mariae Virginis).[2][5]

Drtija
Drtija
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′38.71″N 14°45′26.98″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMoravče
Area
 • Total3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total191
[1]

Name

Drtija was mentioned in written sources as Dritey in 1320, Dretey in 1322, Dritey in 1335, Drittey in 1405, and Dreytey in 1436, among other transcriptions.[6][7] The original name has been reconstructed as *Drětija, which may be derived from the verb *drěti 'to tear, clear (land)'. If so, the name means 'cleared land'.[7]

Belnek Castle

Belnek Castle (German: Wildeneck,[8] Wildenegg[2]) stood on a low rise near the village. It was first mentioned in written sources in 1390[8][9] as Wildenech and was built by the knights of Lilienberg from Limbarska Gora. Frederick II, Count of Celje granted the castle to Erasmus Laaser in 1449, and in 1512 ownership was assumed by Georg Laaser.[9] During the Counter-Reformation the Protestant preacher Primož Trubar and his son Felicijan withdrew to the castle.[4] The castle was plundered during a peasant uprising in 1635.[8] The castle had a series of owners until the mid-17th century, when the original structure was reworked into a three-story building with towers.[9] The well-preserved castle was purchased from its local owner, Ignac Klopčič, by Baron Minutillo in 1901.[4] The last owner was his daughter Elisabeth Daublebsky-Eichheim (née Minutillo) from Graz, who inherited the castle during the Second World War.[9] On 15 July 1944 a Partisan unit commanded by Mile Kilibarda burned the castle. German forces made the local people try to put out the fire, but without success. After the fire, the Partisans organized a rally and party at the site of the burned castle.[9] A Partisan weapons factory was set up in the ruins of the castle cellar in August 1944.[9] The ruins of the castle were razed after the war and new housing was built at the site.[8][9] The building stones of the castle were taken away by the locals, who used them to repair their houses. The stone plaque from the castle, engraved with a crest, inscription, and the year 1660, is now built into a house in Zgornja Dobrava.[4]

Church
Mary Queen of Angels Church

The local church is dedicated to Mary Queen of Angels. It dates to the mid-18th century and belongs to the Parish of Moravče.[10]

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, pp. 18–19.
  3. Moravče municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 85.
  5. Laibach (map, 1:75,000). 1918. Vienna: K. u. k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  6. "Drtija". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  7. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 127.
  8. Gradovi v Sloveniji. Belnek. (in Slovene)
  9. "Grad Belnek." (in Slovene)
  10. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2061
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