Seničica () is a small village south of

Medvode Medvode (; german: Zwischenwässern''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality ...

in the

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region of

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. The settlement arose alongside Mavelščica Creek (previously called Seničica Creek).

Name

Seničica is also known as ''Snič(i)ca'' locally. The name is derived from ''*sěnьnica'' 'hay shed' and is related to other Slavic toponyms such as

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, and

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History

Seničica was ravaged by the plague in 1646, and five people died in a single house there. A guard was set up outside the village, threatening to shoot anyone that tried to leave the infected dwelling.Blaznik, Pavle. 1973. ''Škofja Loka in loško gospostvo.'' Škofja Loka: Muzejsko društvo Škofja Loka, p. 431. In the early 19th century, the French operated a mine near the village, presumably for coal. Today the excavations and

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from the mine can still be seen in the woods on the way to

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Cultural heritage

There is a stone bridge across Mavelščica Creek; it is a special feature of the municipality because in the past it was part of an important north-south transit route known as the " Ljubelj Road" connecting

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and

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. Because of this special function the bridge was built with special care, with large stones specially fitted to one another. The year 1666 is carved on the bridge. The bridge is occasionally referred to as " Napoleon's Bridge"; although Napoleon likely crossed it, its construction had nothing to do with the movement of French troops because it predates the Napoleonic campaign by a century and a half. Circa 1970 the bridge was registered as Yugoslav cultural heritage with the highest level of protection through the efforts of

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. The bridge was renovated in the early 1980s. Today it is part of a protected complex together with a nearby

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plantation. File:Seničica Slovenia - bridge.JPG, Stone bridge across Mavelščica Creek File:Seničica Slovenia - bridge year.JPG, Southeast corner of bridge with the year 1666 File:Seničica Slovenia - Wayside shrine.JPG, Wayside shrine at Mavelščica Creek

References

External links

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Seničica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Medvode {{Medvode-geo-stub