Jereka () is a settlement in the

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in the

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region of

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Name

Jereka was attested in historical sources as ''Margrethen kirchen'' (referring to the church) in 1494, and as ''Reka'' in 1763–1787. The name is considered to be of substrate origin, related to the Friulian place name ''Dierica''. It is hypothesized that it comes from the proto-Romance root ''*karrā'' 'oak'. Another possibility is that it is originally a hydronym (from ''reka'' 'river') with the limiting prefix ''je-'' attached to it.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Margaret.

References

External links

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Jereka on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub