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Mavčiče
MavčičeLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′55.88″N 14°24′19.12″E / 46.1821889°N 14.4053111°E / 46.1821889; 14.4053111
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Kranj
Area
• Total	3.09 km (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation	360.1 m (1,181.4 ft)
Population
• Total	413

Mavčiče (pronounced [ˈmaːu̯tʃitʃɛ]; German: Mautschitsch) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies southwest of Lake Trboje, a reservoir of the Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant, which is located in the village.

Name

Mavčiče was attested in written sources in 1439 as Maltschitz and Maltzitz (and as Maltschitsch in 1455 and Malczicz in 1464). The name may be derived from *Malъčiťi, a plural patronymic from the personal name *Malъkъ, thus referring to an early inhabitant. An alternate theory is based on the transcription Vuizilinesteti from 973; if this is derived from Old High German luizili 'small' + stat 'town', and if it refers to Mavčiče, then the name could be derived from the plural demonym *Mal(ovьsь)čiťane (literally, 'residents of a small village'). However, this hypothesis is phonologically and morphologically problematic. In the past the German name was Mautschitsch.

Hydroelectric plant

The Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant began operating in 1987 and has an average yearly capacity of 61 GWh. In 2006 and 2007 solar panels with a capacity of 72 kW·h were mounted on its southern face, making it the largest solar power production unit in Slovenia to date.

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Conversion of Paul. It was first mentioned in documents dating to the 15th century, but the current building dates to the 1820s.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
3. Kranj municipal site
4. "Naselja: Mavčiče". Geopedia.si. Geodetski inštitut Slovenije; Synergise, d. o. o. May 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 255.
6. Sava Electric Plants site
7. Družina RC Church journal site
8. Trbojsko Jezero, a green nest of Gorenjska; European Union and Government of Slovenia co-financed project

External links

• Media related to Mavčiče at Wikimedia Commons
• Mavčiče on Geopedia

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Settlements	Administrative seat: Kranj Current Babni Vrt Bobovek Breg ob Savi Britof Čadovlje Čepulje Golnik Goriče Hrastje Ilovka Jama Jamnik Javornik Kokrica Lavtarski Vrh Letenice Mavčiče Meja Mlaka pri Kranju Nemilje Njivica Orehovlje Pangršica Planica Podblica Podreča Povlje Praše Predoslje Pševo Rakovica Spodnja Besnica Spodnje Bitnje Srakovlje Srednja Vas–Goriče Srednje Bitnje Suha pri Predosljah Šutna Sveti Jošt nad Kranjem Tatinec Tenetiše Trstenik Žablje Žabnica Zabukovje Zalog Zgornja Besnica Zgornje Bitnje Former Čirčiče Drulovka Gorenja Sava Gorenje Huje Kalvarija Klanec Kamnjek Labore Orehek Primskovo Rupa Šmarjetna Gora Spodnje Tenetiše Stražišče Struževo Zgornje Tenetiše Zlato Polje
Landmarks	Kieselstein Castle Kokra River Canyon Lake Trboje Plečnik Steps Schrottenturn Manor St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church St. Judoc's Church St. Margaret's Hill Šum Falls Udin Woods
Notable people	Janez Bleiweis Davorin Dolar Lojze Dolinar Primož Grašič Boštjan Hladnik Simon Jenko Leopold Layer Peter Lipar Janez Mencinger Franc Novak Jože Plečnik Marko Pogačnik Ivan Pregelj Marij Pregelj France Prešeren Johann Pucher Edvard Ravnikar Andrej Šifrer Hinko Smrekar Marjan Šorli Andrej Štremfelj Tone Volčič

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