Samotorica
Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
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Samotorica (pronounced [samɔˈtoːɾitsa]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Horjul in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Country
Slovenia
SloveniaElevation645.4 m (2,117 ft)
Samotorica | |
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  Samotorica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°1′47.12″N 14°14′58.12″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Horjul |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 645.4 m (2,117 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 69 |
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Name
Samotorica was first mentioned in written records in 1340 as Zamatůrnicz (and in 1489 as Samotoritz and Samatoritz). The name may be derived from the Slavic common noun *samotvorъ 'natural feature', referring to some striking landscape element, or perhaps from the hypothetical personal name *Samotvor.[2]
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Archangel Michael and belongs to the Parish of Horjul. It contains early 16th-century frescos and a painted wooden ceiling.[3]
