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Spodnja Besnica

Coordinates: 46°15′32.95″N 14°17′59.29″E / 46.2591528°N 14.2998028°E / 46.2591528; 14.2998028
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Spodnja Besnica
View of Spodnja Besnica from Okroglo
View of Spodnja Besnica from Okroglo
Spodnja Besnica is located in Slovenia
Spodnja Besnica
Spodnja Besnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′32.95″N 14°17′59.29″E / 46.2591528°N 14.2998028°E / 46.2591528; 14.2998028
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Area
 • Total1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
429.7 m (1,409.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total866
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Spodnja Besnica (pronounced [ˈspoːdnja ˈbeːsnitsa]; German: Unterweßnitz[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

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The name Spodnja Besnica means 'lower Besnica', contrasting with Zgornja Besnica 'upper Besnica', which lies 79 meters (259 ft) higher in elevation. The two villages were attested in historical documents as Vessnitz in 1421, referring to the stream of the same name.[4] The name Besnica is originally a hydronym that was later applied to the settlement along Besnica Creek, a tributary of the Sava. The name is derived from the Slavic adjective *běsьnъ 'rushing, swift', referring the character of the stream.[5]

Church

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The local church is dedicated to John the Baptist.[6]

References

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  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. 56.
  3. ^ Kranj municipal site
  4. ^ "Besnica". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 58.
  6. ^ Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
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