Mačji Dol

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°57′6.94″N 14°55′44.56″E / 45.9519278°N 14.9290444°E / 45.9519278; 14.9290444Country SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionSoutheast SloveniaMunicipalityTrebnjeArea
 • Total1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)Elevation
302.5 m (992.5 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total64[1]

Mačji Dol (pronounced [ˈmaːtʃji ˈdoːu̯], German: Katzenthal[2]) is a small settlement northwest of Šentlovrenc in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The municipality is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Mačji Dol is also known locally as Marč(j)i Dol,[4][5] from which the local adjective marovski/marovški is derived (e.g., Marovška zijalka 'Mačji Dol Cave' at the north end of the village,[6] as well as Marovška dolina 'Mačji Dol Valley' extending southeast of the village).

Cultural heritage

Mačji Dol Cave

Mačji Dol Cave (Slovene: Marovška zijalka) is an archaeological site along the road from Mačji Dol to Dolnji Vrh. It was used by Pleistocene hunters, and stone tools from the Middle Paleolithic have been found. The site was investigated by the archaeologist Franc Osole [sl] in 1974 and 1975.[7]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 166.
  3. ^ Trebnje municipal site
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 609.
  5. ^ Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 158.
  6. ^ Praznik, Brane. "O ledenodobnem človeku v naših krajih in črni človeški ribici". Levstikova pot. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Mačji Dol - Arheološko najdišče Marovška zijalka". Register kulturne dediščine. Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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  • Mala Loka Mansion
  • Mala Vas Castle
  • Šumberk Castle ruins
  • Trebnje Castle
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  • Veliki Gaber Parish Church
  • Zaplaz Pilgrimage Church
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