Grmače

Grmače (Slovene pronunciation: [ɡəɾˈmaːtʃɛ], in older sources also Grmača[1] and Germače[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Katarija.[3][4] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[5]

Grmače
Grmače is located in Slovenia
Grmače
Grmače
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′02″N 14°45′26″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMoravče
Elevation
580 m (1,900 ft)

Geography

Grmače lies in the extreme northeast of the village of Katarija, at the top of the Grmače Pass, which connects the Sava Valley with the Moravče Valley.[4]

History

Grmače is among the comparatively more recent settlements in the area.[6] Grmače was initially annexed by Češnjice pri Moravčah in 1952, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[7][8][9] It was later assigned to Katarija.

Cultural heritage
Grmače chapel-shrine
  • The Grmače chapel-shrine is a closed structure with a tiled roof topped by a cast-iron cross. The niche contains a statue of Our Lady, Star of the Sea (Slovene: Marija zvezde). The front of the shrine features a profiled cornice, decorative tassels, and pilasters. It dates from the first half of the 19th century and stands at the Grmače Pass.[10]
  • There is a Partisan monument in Grmače that commemorates Partisan soldiers that fell during the Second World War and other victims of the Axis forces. It was erected in 1953.[11]

References
  1. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. pp. 21, 23.
  2. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 129.
  3. Topole, Maja (2003). Geografija občine Moravče. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 192.
  4. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 89.
  5. Moravče municipal site
  6. Gestrin, Ferdo (1991). "Vaška naselja v Domžalski občini v srednjem veku". Zgodovinski časopis. 1: 18, 19.
  7. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 16, 40.
  8. Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. p. 28.
  9. Cerovac, Peter (1973). Seznam sprememb naselij SR Slovenije od leta 1948 do 1972: preimenovanja, pristavki, združitve, razdružitve in razglasitve. Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. p. 17.
  10. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 29379
  11. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 29110
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