Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah

Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah (pronounced [ˈbláːtnik pɾi tʃəɾmɔˈʃnjìːtsax, -njíː-]; German: Rußbach[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans that were mostly expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah
Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°38′45.03″N 15°8′9.04″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalitySemič
Area
 • Total3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total11
[1]

Name
Gottschee German gravestone with the toponym Russbach

The toponym Blatnik is relatively common in Slovenia and generally refers to low-lying areas near water; it is also found as a hydronym and surname. The name is derived from the common noun blato 'mud; swamp, marsh', which is also the root of names like Blače, Blatno, and Blate.[5] In this case, the settlement lies in an area with several karst springs feeding Blatnik Creek (Blatniški potok), a tributary of Vrčica Creek.[6] In the past, Blatnik pri Črmošnjicah was known as Rußbach in German.[2] The name Rußbach is a compound of Ruß 'soot(y), black' and bach 'creek', referring to the former name of Blatnik Creek[6] (cf. also medieval Růzpach, now Sajevec).

Church
View from west
Interior
Holy Cross Church

The local church is now only a ruin. It was dedicated to the Holy Cross and was a Baroque building from the mid-17th century.[7]

References
  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. 152.
  3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. Semič municipal site
  5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 63.
  6. Ferenc, Mitja; Zupan, Gojko (2011). Izgubljene kočevske vasi, vol. 1 (A–J). Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. pp. 74–77. ISBN 9789612374273.
  7. "EŠD 2740". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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