Bistrica pri Tržiču

Coordinates: 46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E / 46.3580806°N 14.2929556°E / 46.3580806; 14.2929556
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Bistrica pri Tržiču
Bistrica pri Tržiču is located in Slovenia
Bistrica pri Tržiču
Bistrica pri Tržiču
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E / 46.3580806°N 14.2929556°E / 46.3580806; 14.2929556
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityTržič
Elevation
543.7 m (1,783.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total3,187
[1]

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[edit]

St. George's 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[edit]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 66.
  3. ^ "Bistrica pri Tržiču". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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