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Žiče, Slovenske Konjice

Coordinates: 46°18′41.13″N 15°28′51.56″E / 46.3114250°N 15.4809889°E / 46.3114250; 15.4809889
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Žiče
Žiče is located in Slovenia
Žiče
Žiče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°18′41.13″N 15°28′51.56″E / 46.3114250°N 15.4809889°E / 46.3114250; 15.4809889
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalitySlovenske Konjice
Area
 • Total4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation
279.5 m (917.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total520
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Žiče (pronounced [ˈʒiːtʃɛ]; German: Seitzdorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Dravinja River near its confluence with Žičnica Creek, a minor right tributary that flows just south of the village. It is best known for the Žiče Charterhouse, a 12th-century monastery that is not actually in the settlement, but 6 km further up the valley of Žičnica Creek. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

Name

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Žiče was attested in written sources in 1145 as Sietss (and as Siz in 1177, Seydes in 1184, and Seitz in 1185). The name is derived from the plural demonym *Zitъčane or *Žiťane, based on the hypocorism *Žitъko or *Žitъ, referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[4] In the past it was known as Seitzdorf in German.[2]

Church

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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a 14th-century church that was rebuilt in 1660.[5]

Tourism

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References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
  3. ^ Slovenske Konjice municipal site
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 489–490.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3543
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