Beč, Cerknica

Beč
Beč

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°51′18.32″N 14°24′58.05″E / 45.8550889°N 14.4161250°E / 45.8550889; 14.4161250Coordinates: 45°51′18.32″N 14°24′58.05″E / 45.8550889°N 14.4161250°E / 45.8550889; 14.4161250
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Cerknica
Area
  Total 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation 807.2 m (2,648.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 9
[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

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.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Cerknica municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 54.

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