Račje Selo

Račje Selo (pronounced [ˈɾaːtʃjɛ ˈsɛːlɔ]; Slovene: Račje selo, German: Rappelgeschieß[2][3]) is a village north of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Račje Selo
Račje Selo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′33.72″N 14°59′57.19″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityTrebnje
Area
 • Total1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
316 m (1,037 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total74
[1]

Name

The name Račje selo developed from the phrase *Radęťe selo 'Radę's village', thus referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[5] The Slovene name is not connected with raca 'duck' or rak 'crab', which also form the adjective račji.[6] In the past, the village was known as Rappelgeschieß in German.[2][3] The German name is a compound; the first part refers to a Count Rapoto or Rappold attested in the area in 1062,[7][8] probably shortened from Radebald and also the source of the Slovene name *Radę.[6] The second part of the German name means 'seat, possession' (cf. German Gesitze 'domicile, dwelling'),[9] thus 'Radebald's possession'.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of Trebnje. It dates to the 16th century with some 17th-century modifications.[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, p. 170.
  3. Ciperle, Josip. 1899. Kranjska dežela. Ljubljana: R. Miliceva tiskarna, p. 77.
  4. Trebnje municipal site
  5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 371.
  6. Pintar, Lika. 1908. Listek: Od kod je ime Raščica? Trubarjev zbornik 10: 265–270, p. 269.
  7. Luschin, Arnold, Ritter von Ebengreuth. 1880. Über Orts- und Personennamen in Krain. Mittheilungen der anthropologischen Gesellschaft in Wien 10: 47–57, p. 55.
  8. Ciperle, Josip. 1899. Kranjska dežela. Ljubljana: R. Miliceva tiskarna, p. 77. Krones, Franz. 1889. Die deutsche Besiedlung der östlichen Alpenländer, insbesondere Steiermarks, Kärntens und Krains, nach ihren geschichtlichen und örtlichen Verhältnisse (= Forschungen zur deutschen Landes- und Volkskunde 3.5). Stuttgart: Engelhorn, p. 461.
  9. Pintar, Lika. 1912. O krajnih imenih. Ljubljanski zvon 32(32): 550ff., p. 550.
  10. "EŠD 2598". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 February 2011.


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