Ovčjak

Ovčjak (pronounced [ɔu̯ˈtʃaːk]; German: Schäflein[2][3]) is a remote abandoned settlement 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.[4] Its territory is now part of the village of Rožič Vrh.[5]

Ovčjak
Ovčjak Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′7.49″N 15°5′40.17″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	White Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Črnomelj
Elevation	688.7 m (2,259.5 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	0
[1]

History

Ovčjak was a Gottschee German village that was settled in the 17th century.[5] Before the Second World War it had 10 houses. The area was burned by Italian troops during the Rog Offensive in the summer of 1942.[5][6] The former village is registered as a cultural heritage site.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ovčjak include:

• Michael Ruppe (1863–1951), sculptor and painter[6]

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. 38.
3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
4. Črnomelj municipal site
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 17110
6. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 49.

External links

• Ovčjak on Geopedia
• Pre–World War II map of Ovčjak with oeconyms and family names