Vikrče

Vikrče
Vikrče
	Vikrče Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°7′35.11″N 14°26′37.77″E / 46.1264194°N 14.4438250°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Medvode
Area
• Total	0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation	320.8 m (1,052.5 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	283

Vikrče (pronounced [ˈʋiːkəɾtʃɛ]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River southeast of the town of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2]

Name

Vikrče was attested in written sources in 1394 as Weykers, and in 1436 as Waikers. The name probably developed from the plural demonym *vykъrčane 'people living on cleared land', derived from the noun *vykъrčь 'cleared land'. A less likely possibility is that the name is derived from the Old High German personal name Wîchart.^[3]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Medvode municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 454.

External links

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Medvode municipal site

[3] Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 454.

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