Rakitna ( pronounced [ɾaˈkiːtna] ) is a village and tourist resort in the Municipality of Brezovica in central Slovenia . The municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region . Rakitna includes the hamlets of Na Klancu, Hudi Konec, Hrib, Boršt, Nakličev Konec, Podgora, Jezero, Novaki, Žobov Grič, Pri Cajzli, and Zakotkar.
6-570: Rakitna may refer to: Rakitna, Brezovica , a village in Municipality of Brezovica, Slovenia Rakitna, Blagoevgrad Province , a village in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-516: Is a clipped adjectival form, shortened from *Rakitna vas (i.e., ' Rakitna village'). The adjective rakitna comes from the Slovene common noun rakita ' eared willow ', and so the name literally means '(village of the) eared willow', thus referring to the local vegetation. Rakitna was along the route of the Roman road from Cerknica to Emona and from Čušperk to Lužarji . A barrier known as
18-678: The "pagan wall" ( Slovene : ajdovski zid ) was built to protect the road, closing off the valley between Mount Novaki ( Slovene : Novaška gora , 998 m) and Avšnik Hill (930 m). A school was established in Rakitna in 1903. The schoolhouse was burned in 1943 during the Second World War. The local parish church is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana . It
24-506: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rakitna&oldid=933077480 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rakitna, Brezovica Rakitna was attested in written sources in 1265 as Raquitina (and as Rachitten in 1415 and Raczkitnichk in 1420). The name
30-421: Was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier building, mentioned in written documents dating to 1420. The year 1677 is carved into the door casing of the church. The main altar and the side altar dedicated to Saint Martin are said to have been brought from Bistra ; they are marble works dating from the end of the 17th century. The main altar painting is the work of Henrika Langus (1836–1876). The church
36-501: Was elevated to the seat of a parish in 1766. The Brinar fir ( Slovene : Brinarjeva jelka ) was a mutant European silver fir that grew in the Zagabrnice Woods on the southwest slope of Mount Novaki ( Slovene : Novaška gora ), about 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) southwest of Rakitna. The tree was studied by the forestry researcher Miran Brinar (1909–2002), after whom it was named. The tree started growing c. 1890 and
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