Jereka

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°17′44.32″N 13°57′45.49″E / 46.2956444°N 13.9626361°E / 46.2956444; 13.9626361Country SloveniaTraditional regionUpper CarniolaStatistical regionUpper CarniolaMunicipalityBohinjElevation
615 m (2,018 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total194[1]

Jereka (pronounced [jɛˈɾeːka]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Jereka was attested in historical sources as Margrethen kirchen (referring to the church) in 1494, and as Reka in 1763–1787. The name is considered to be of substrate origin, related to the Friulian place name Dierica. It is hypothesized that it comes from the proto-Romance root *karrā 'oak'. Another possibility is that it is originally a hydronym (from reka 'river') with the limiting prefix je- attached to it.[2]

Church

Saint Margaret's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Margaret.

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 177.

External links

  • Media related to Jereka at Wikimedia Commons
  • Jereka on Geopedia
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