Šinkov Turn (; in older sources ''Šenkov Turn'',
[''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 209.] [''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.]) is a village in the
Municipality of Vodice in the
Upper Carniola
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region of
Slovenia
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. It lies at the northeast end of the
Skaručna Basin ().
Name
Šinkov Turn was attested in written sources in 1314 as ''von den Turen'' (and as ''bei den Turen'' in 1337, ''pei des Schenken turen'' in 1353, ''von Turren'' in 1355, and ''Schenkenturn'' in 1419). The village is named after a castle that was built in 1240, the ruins of which are still visible today. The name ''Turn'' is used for several castles in Slovenia. It is derived from the world ''turen'' 'tower', borrowed from
Middle High German
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''turn'' 'tower' (in turn from Latin ''turris'' 'tower, castle' from Greek τύρσις 'fortified settlement'). The epithet ''Šinkov'' is derived from an early owner, a Baron Šenk, and distinguished the castle from other castles named Turn.
Church
The church on the edge of the settlement is dedicated to the
Virgin Mary
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. A church at the site was first mentioned in 1526 and the current structure dates from the 18th century.
Castle
A castle, after which the village gets its name, used to stand in the village. It was originally built in 1250 and survived as a building with a triangular floor plan and an
arcaded courtyard
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Courtyards are common elements in both Western and Eastern building patterns and have been used by both ancient and contemporary a ...
until 1943, when it was burned down by the
Partisans. After the end of the
Second World War
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, it was demolished and the stones from it were used as
building material elsewhere.
Cultural and Religious Heritage in the Municipality of Vodice
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References
External links
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Šinkov Turn on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Vodice