Beč, Cerknica

Beč
Beč is located in Slovenia
Beč
Beč
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′18.32″N 14°24′58.05″E / 45.8550889°N 14.4161250°E / 45.8550889; 14.4161250
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityCerknica
Area
 • Total
0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation
807.2 m (2,648.3 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
[1]

Beč (pronounced [ˈbətʃ]) is a small settlement north of Begunje pri Cerknici in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Beč was attested in written sources as Futsch in 1499.[3] The name Beč is derived from 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 Bač and Buč.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Cerknica municipal site
  3. ^ "Beč". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 54.


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