Črmošnjice, Semič

Črmošnjice (pronounced [tʃəɾmɔˈʃnjìːtsɛ, -njíː-]; German: Tschermoschnitz[2][3]) is a village in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. It lies on the eastern edge of the Gottschee region that used to be inhabited by Gottschee Germans expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Črmošnjice
Črmošnjice is located in Slovenia
Črmošnjice
Črmošnjice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°40′22.01″N 15°6′8.67″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalitySemič
Area
 • Total6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation
410.5 m (1,346.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total125
[1]

Name

Črmošnjice was first attested in 1264 as Scherczenicz (and as Zcermesniza in 1295, Tschermoznicz in 1353, and Tschermoschnitz in 1421). The name is derived from archaic Slovene čremoš, čremož 'ramsons' (today čemaž in Slovene) and thus refers to the local vegetation.[5] The name of the town also appears in the clipped forms Maschen in 1614 and Moschen in 1754.[6] In the past the German name was Tschermoschnitz.[2]

Church

The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It dates to the 16th century.[7]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 152.
  3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. Semič municipal site
  5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 101.
  6. Jonke, Karoline. 1952. Die Orts- und Gewässernamen der deutschen Sprachinsel Gottschee (dissertation). Graz. Cited in Gottscheer Zeitung 104 (93) (July 2007), p. 17. (in German)
  7. "EŠD 1726". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 9 March 2011.


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