Cegelnica lies south of the Krka River in an area with many sinkholes. Šica Creek flows south of the settlement, but it is dry except during rainy periods.[1] It has its source at Boben Cave (Bobnova jama).[1][3] Primož Hill (493 meters or 1,617 feet) rises south of Cegelnica.[3]
Name
The name Cegelnica and its German counterpart Ziegelstatt mean 'brickworks'. The name refers to a brickworks that formerly operated at the site.[1]
History
Cegelnica was annexed by Stavča Vas in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[4]
References
^ abcdKrajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo. 1937. p. 473.
^Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 172.
^ abcSavnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 532.
^Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij od 1948 do 1964: preimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglasitve in ukinitve. Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. pp. 13, 97.