Bač
Bač is located in Slovenia
Bač
Bač
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°37′55.15″N 14°15′26.67″E / 45.6319861°N 14.2574083°E / 45.6319861; 14.2574083
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total26.61 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Elevation
579.7 m (1,901.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total462
[1]

Bač (pronounced [ˈbatʃ]; German: Batsch,[2] Italian: Baccia) is a village northeast of Knežak in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

The name Bač is related to the Slovene common noun beč '(stone- or wood-lined) hollow with a spring' (< *bъťъ), referring to a local geographical feature. The Slavic word *bъťъ was borrowed from Latin buttis 'barrel' and is also the origin of the Slovene toponyms Beč and Buč.[4]

Kalec Castle

The ruins of Kalec Castle (also Na Kalcu; German: Steinberg or Stemberg)[2][5] stand northwest of Bač near the sources of the Pivka River. The castle was built in 1620, and a cylindrical tower and walled courtyard were later added. The property was owned by the Wilicher (Slovene: Vilhar) family. The tower was restored in 1939, and the rest of the structure is in ruins.[5]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Knežak.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. pp. 134–135.
  3. ↑ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 54.
  5. 1 2 "Bač - Grad Kalec". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine


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