Bočna () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Gornji Grad The Municipality of Gornji Grad (; sl, Občina Gornji Grad) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Gornji Grad. It lies on the Dreta River in the foothills of the Savinja Alps. Traditionally it belonged to ...

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

. The area belongs to the traditional region of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

and is now included in the

Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly c ...

. The settlement includes the hamlets of Čeplje, Delce, Kropa, Nadbočna, Otok, Podhom, Poglednik, and Slatina.

Name

Bočna was attested in written sources in 1231 as ''Vöcen'' (and as ''Vözzen'' in 1247 and ''Vössen'' in 1361). The name is probably derived from ''*Bočьna (vьsь)'' 'Bok's village', derived from the Slavic personal name ''Bokъ'' and thus referring to an early inhabitant of the place. It is unlikely that the name is derived from the common noun ''boč'' 'mound-shaped elevation' because names formed with the historical suffix ''*-ьna'' were generally based on personal names.

Church

The local

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activitie ...

is dedicated to

Saint Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupa ...

and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from ...

. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1426 but was greatly rebuilt in the mid-19th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 2886

Gallery

File:Ceplje Bocna Slovenia.jpg, The hamlet of Čeplje File:Kropa Bocna Slovenia.JPG, The hamlet of Kropa File:Postcard of Bočna (4).jpg, Historical postcard of Bočna

References

External links

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Bočna on Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Gornji Grad {{GornjiGrad-geo-stub