Jereka

Jereka
Jereka
Jereka
Jereka is located in Slovenia
Jereka
Jereka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°17′44.32″N 13°57′45.49″E / 46.2956444°N 13.9626361°E / 46.2956444; 13.9626361
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityBohinj
Elevation
615 m (2,018 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
194
[1]

Jereka (pronounced [jɛˈɾeːka]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Jereka was attested in historical sources as Margrethen kirchen (referring to the church) in 1494, and as Reka in 1763–1787. The name is considered to be of substrate origin, related to the Friulian place name Dierica. It is hypothesized that it comes from the proto-Romance root *karrā 'oak'. Another possibility is that it is originally a hydronym (from reka 'river') with the limiting prefix je- attached to it.[2]

Church

Saint Margaret's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Margaret.

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 177.