Velike Malence
{{Short description|Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia}}
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Velike Malence ({{IPA|sl|ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈmaːlɛntsɛ|pron}}) is a village on the right bank of the Krka River, close to its confluence with the Sava, in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[http://www.brezice.si/ Brežice municipal site]
Name
The name Velike Malence means 'big Malence', differentiating the settlement from the smaller village of Malence about {{convert|13|km|sp=us}} upriver. The village was attested as Mulbach and Mvlbach in 1302, Mulpach in 1322, and Mallenza in 1712.{{cite web |title=Velike Malence |url=https://topografija.zrc-sazu.si/ |website=Slovenska historična topografija |publisher=ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa |access-date=October 3, 2020}} The name Malence is derived from the word *malin 'mill', referring to milling activity in the village.{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |page=251}}
Church
The village church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Čatež ob Savi. It is a Romanesque building, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1102. It was extensively rebuilt in the 19th century.[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] reference number 1712
Cultural heritage
Archaeological evidence indicates that the area has been occupied since the Neolithic. In the area between Malence and Saint Vitus's Church in neighboring Čatež ob Savi, an archaeological site that has been protected as a cultural monument by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, traces of a villa rustica have been found with evidence of a Neolithic settlement layer below the Roman occupation level. Hallstatt and La Tène era Iron Age artefacts have also been found in the area.[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] reference number 9325
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External links
- [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:4740_x1732947.7819695591_y5761459.304273346_s15_b2345 Velike Malence on Geopedia]
{{Brežice}}
Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Brežice
Category:Stone Age sites in Slovenia
Category:Iron Age sites in Slovenia
Category:Roman sites in Slovenia
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