Rečica, Bled
{{Short description|Former settlement in Bled, Slovenia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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Rečica ({{IPA|sl|ɾɛˈtʃiːtsa|pron}}, formerly Bled–Rečica;{{cite journal |title=Odredba o združitvi nekaterih naselij v občini Bled |journal=Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije |date=October 27, 1960 |volume=17 |issue=33 |page=423 |url=https://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-X6E6K4B9/037ed38a-6fa5-4318-9d56-dd49bc28a206/PDF |access-date=April 27, 2024}} {{langx|de|Retschiz}}{{cite book |title=Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthums Krain |date=1874 |publisher=Kleinmayr & Bamberg |location=Ljubljana |page=71|url=https://www.sistory.si/cdn/publikacije/34001-35000/34846/Orts-Repertorium_des_Herzogtums_Krain_1870.pdf}} or Reschitz{{cite book |title=Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain |date=1884 |publisher=Alfred Hölder |location=Vienna |page=106|url=https://www.sistory.si/cdn/publikacije/1-1000/830/Krain_1880_cropabby.pdf}} or Retschitz{{cite book |title=Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain |year=1894 |publisher=Alfred Hölder |location=Vienna |page=98 |url=https://www.sistory.si/cdn/publikacije/1001-2000/1108/orts_repertorien_Krain_1894.pdf}}{{cite book |title=Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko |year=1906 |publisher=C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna |location=Vienna |page=146|url=https://www.sistory.si/cdn/publikacije/1001-2000/1109/Leksikon_obcin_VI_Kranjsko_1906.pdf}}) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Bled in northwestern Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Bled.{{cite book |last1=Savnik |first1=Roman |title=Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 |date=1968 |publisher=Državna založba Slovenije |location=Ljubljana |pages=277–278}} The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.
Geography
Rečica lies in the northwestern part of Bled, above the northwestern shore of Lake Bled. Rečica Creek, a tributary of the Sava Dolinka River, flows through the settlement. The terrain consists of rolling hills and somewhat swampy ground with meadows and pastures. The settlement includes the hamlet of Grimšče (or Grimščice) to the north, with Grimščice Manor ({{langx|sl|Dvorec Grimščice}}, {{langx|de|Grimschitzhof}}), also known as Wilsonia Castle ({{langx|sl|Grad Wilsonia}}).{{cite web |title=Bled - Dvorec Grimšče |url=https://eid.gov.si/#!/enota/7834 |accessdate=March 31, 2025 |website=Register kulturne dediščine |publisher=Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo}}
Name
Rečica was attested in written sources as Rieschisch in 1253, Rehschitz in 1273, and Reschize in 1287 (among other spellings).{{cite web |title=Rečica |url=https://topografija.zrc-sazu.si/ |website=Slovenska historična topografija |publisher=ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa |access-date=March 31, 2025}} The name is a diminutive of the Slovene common noun reka 'river', referring to the creek that flows through the settlement.{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |page=350}}
History
Rečica had a population of 219 living in 44 houses in 1869, 234 in 48 houses in 1880, 225 in 51 houses in 1890, 264 in 58 houses in 1900, and 549 in 116 houses in 1931. Rečica was merged with other villages to create the town of Bled in 1960, ending its existence as a separate settlement.{{cite book |last1=Marinković |first1=Dragan |title=Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 |date=1991 |publisher=Savezni zavod za statistiku |location=Belgrade |pages=6, 87|url=https://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2002/Pdf/G20026003.pdf}}
Church
The church in Rečica is dedicated to Saint Andrew. The church dates back to the late Middle Ages, and it has a rectangular nave and an octagonal chancel with three facing walls. The church has a vaulted ceiling, and the exterior is decorated in the Historicist style. The bell tower and the furnishings of the church are Baroque.{{cite web |title=Bled - Cerkev sv. Andreja na Rečici |url=https://eid.gov.si/#!/enota/1629 |accessdate=March 31, 2025 |website=Register kulturne dediščine |publisher=Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo}} A wall around the church was probably used as a defense against Ottoman attacks.
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External links
- [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F3226:33951_x1568730.3747528426_y5840871.915059955_s15_b2345 Rečica on Geopedia]
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