7-580: Dolnje Retje ( pronounced [ˈdoːlnjɛ ˈɾeːtjɛ] ; in older sources also Dolenje Retje , German: Unterretje ) is a small village southeast of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia . The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region . The name Dolnje Retje literally means 'lower Retje', distinguishing the village from neighboring Gornje Retje (literally, 'upper Retje'). The name Retje (like
14-568: Is the seat of the Municipality of Velike Lašče . It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region . The name Velike Lašče literally means 'big Lašče', distinguishing the town from the neighboring village of Male Lašče (literally, 'little Lašče'). The name of the settlements was first attested in written sources in 1145 as Lasis (and as Lasissa in 1251, and Lasitsch in 1256). The medieval transcriptions indicate that
21-521: The name was originally *Lašiče , an accusative plural form of the patronymic Lašič , derived from the name Lah —thus meaning 'the place where Lah's people live'. The name Lah is derived from Vlah and originally referred to the Romanized Celtic population, and later to Romance speakers, including Italians and Uskoks . In the past the German name was Großlaschitz . Velike Lašče is
28-429: The related name Retnje ) is derived from the plural demonym * Vrětьjane , based on the common noun * vertьje , referring to a higher dry area in a damp or swampy area. A small 18th-century chapel-shrine at the crossroads in the centre of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch . The Slovene writer, political activist, playwright, and critic Fran Levstik was born in the village in 1831. A commemorative plaque
35-599: The site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Jamnik Woods Mass Grave ( Slovene : Grobišče Jamnikov gozd ) is located in the woods east of the train station. It contains the remains of civilians and local anti-communist militia members, who were allied with the Italian forces. The Train Station Mass Grave ( Grobišče nad postajo ) is located in the woods northeast of
42-551: The train station. It contains the remains of undetermined victims. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana . It is a large Neo-Romanesque church built after the original building dating to the 13th century was destroyed by fire in 1856. Its double belfry is a dominant landmark on the local skyline. In front of
49-460: Was unveiled in 1889 on what remains of the house in which he was born. In 1987 a bronze bust was also placed nearby. This article about the Municipality of Velike Lašče in Slovenia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Velike La%C5%A1%C4%8De Velike Lašče ( pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈlaːʃtʃɛ] ; German : Großlaschitz ) is a town in Slovenia . It
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