Čudno Selo

Čudno Selo (pronounced [ˈtʃuːdnɔ ˈsɛːlɔ]; Slovene: Čudno selo; German: Tschudnofeld[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Lahinja River in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Čudno Selo
Čudno Selo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°33′54.93″N 15°13′22.86″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionWhite Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityČrnomelj
Area
 • Total2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation
178.7 m (586.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total90
[1]

Name

The name Čudno selo has been explained as derived from the word čud 'giant'.[4][5] If so, the name would literally mean 'giant's village'. In the past, the village was known as Tschudnofeld in German.[2]

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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 48.
  3. Črnomelj municipal site
  4. Malnerič, Martin. 1927. O nekaterih imen in o čakavskem naglasku v Beli krajini. Čas 21(2): 94–100, p. 95.
  5. Janežič, Anton. 1851. Vollständiges Taschen-Wörterbuch der slovenischen und deutschen Sprache. Klagenfurt: J. Sigmund, p. 36.


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