Dolnje Retje

Dolnje Retje
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
local community	Velike Lašče
Coordinates	45 ° 49 '  N , 14 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 49 '29 "  N , 14 ° 39' 7"  E
height	575.5  m. i. J.
surface	1.84  km²
Residents	56 (2001)
Population density	30 inhabitants per km²
Structure and administration
Website	www.musterstadt.si

Dolnje Retje ( lnjɛ ˈɾeːtjɛ ; according to older sources also Dolenje Retje , German  Unterretje ) is a small village southeast of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional Lower Carniola region and now belongs to the statistical region of Central Slovenia.

Surname

The name "Dolnje Retje" literally means "lower Retje" and distinguishes the village from the neighboring "Gornje Retje" (literally "upper Retje"). The name Retje (like the related name Retnje ) is derived from the plural demonym * Vrětьjane , based on the common noun * vertьje , which refers to a higher dry area in a damp or swampy area

heritage Site

A small wayside shrine from the 18th century at the crossroads in the middle of the settlement is dedicated to Rochus de Montpellier .

people

The Slovenian writer, political activist, playwright and critic Fran Levstik was born in the village in 1831 . In 1889 a plaque was unveiled over the remains of the house where he was born. In 1987 a bronze bust was also placed in the village.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
2. ^ Velike Lašče municipal site
3. ↑ Marko Snoj: Etimološki imen slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih . Modrijan, Ljubljana 2009, p. 353.
4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 18468
5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 18468
6. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 26276