Bistrica pri Tržiču
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E / 46.3580806°N 14.2929556°E / 46.3580806; 14.2929556
Slovenia (2002)
Bistrica pri Tržiču (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa pɾi təɾˈʒiːtʃu]; German: Feistritz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
Bistrica pri Tržiču was attested in written sources as Fuistriza between 1050 and 1063, Fistricium in 1247, and Fewstricz in 1391, among other spellings.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Bistrica to Bistrica pri Tržiču in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Feistritz.[2]
Church
Northeast of the settlement's core stands St. George's Church, a chapel-of-ease of the Parish of Tržič. It is a 15th-century Baroque-redesigned Gothic church with a late-Gothic chancel and a coffered ceiling. The furnishings are from the 19th century.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 66.
- ^ "Bistrica pri Tržiču". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
External links
Media related to Bistrica pri Tržiču at Wikimedia Commons- Bistrica pri Tržiču on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Tržič
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- Dovžan Gorge
- Ljubelj Pass
- Neuhaus Castle
- Šentana Mine
- Tržič Museum
- Udin Woods
- Lambert von Pantz
- Sunita Williams
