Župančiči
Župančiči (pronounced [ʒuˈpaːntʃitʃi], Italian: Zupancici ) is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Geography
Župančiči is located in a narrow valley above the right bank of the Rokava River. There are fertile tilled fields in the valley, and the surrounding slopes have pastures, meadows, and sparse woods.
Name
The name Župančiči is plural, presumably referring to former residents with the surname Župančič. The surname is derived from the common noun župan, referring to a local leader, and has given rise to other toponyms, such as Županje Njive. Locally, the village is known as Flegi.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 35.
- ^ Koper municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 147.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 492–493.
External links
Media related to Župančiči at Wikimedia Commons- Župančiči on Geopedia
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