Skopice

Skopice
Skopice Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′55″N 14°59′11″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Žužemberk
Elevation [1]	307 m (1,007 ft)

Skopice (pronounced [skɔˈpiːtsɛ], German: Skopiza[2][3]) is a formerly independent settlement east of Mačkovec pri Dvoru in southeast Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Vinkov Vrh.[4] It belongs to the Municipality of Žužemberk. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Geography

Skopice stands northeast of the main settlement of Vinkov Vrh. It consists of two farms.[1][4]

History

Skopice had a population of 10 in two houses in 1870[2] and 1880,[3] 12 in two houses in 1890,[5] and 16 in two houses in 1900[6] and 1931.[1] Skopice was annexed by Vinkov Vrh in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[7][8]

References

1. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo. 1937. p. 474.
2. Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 79.
3. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 118.
4. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 542–543.
5. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 111.
6. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 172.
7. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 92, 113.
8. "Uredba o razglasitvi novih naselij in o združitvi naselij". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 9 (2): 31. January 30, 1953. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

External links

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