Bistrica pri Tržiču
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Coordinates: 46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E / 46.3580806°N 14.2929556°E | |
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Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Tržič |
Elevation | 543.7 m (1,783.8 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 3,187 |
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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
[edit]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
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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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]Media related to Bistrica pri Tržiču at Wikimedia Commons
- Bistrica pri Tržiču on Geopedia