Gmajna, Ivančna Gorica

Gmajna (pronounced [ˈɡmaːi̯na], German: Gmaina[2]) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica. It is now part of the village of Krka.[3] It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Gmajna
Gmajna is located in Slovenia
Gmajna
Gmajna
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°52′58″N 14°46′56″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Elevation
[1]
266 m (873 ft)

Geography

Gmajna is a clustered settlement on the left bank of the Krka River.[1][3] It is located at a bridge across the river leading to the former village of Videm, with road connections north to Trebnja Gorica and east to Gabrovčec.[3]

Name

The name Gmajna means 'commons', referring to land that was jointly owned and used by the village community. The Slovenian common noun gmajna is a borrowing from Middle High German gemeine, with the same meaning, and is found in other Slovene toponyms such as Gmajna near Slovenj Gradec as well as in the diminutive form Gmajnica.[4]

History

During the Second World War, the Partisans destroyed the bridge across the Krka connecting Gmajna with Videm. After the war it was replaced with a temporary wooden structure.[3]

Gmajna ceased to exist as a separate settlement in 1953, when it and the former village of Videm were merged into a single settlement named Krka.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 312.
  2. "Uebersicht der in Folge a. h. Entschließung vom 26. Juli 1849 genehmigten provisorischen Gerichtseintheilung des Kronlandes Krain". Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung. No. 141. November 24, 1849. p. 42.
  3. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 134.
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 141.
  5. Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. pp. 31, 51, 115.
  6. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 31, 54, 112.
  7. Prelovšk, Damjan (1992). "Krka". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 6. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 27.
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