Mačji Dol

Mačji Dol
Mačji Dol
	Mačji Dol Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°57′6.94″N 14°55′44.56″E / 45.9519278°N 14.9290444°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Trebnje
Area
• Total	1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation	302.5 m (992.5 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	64

Mačji Dol (pronounced [ˈmaːtʃji ˈdoːu̯], German: Katzenthal^[2]) is a small settlement northwest of Šentlovrenc in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The municipality is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.^[3]

Name

Mačji Dol is also known locally as Marč(j)i Dol,^[4]^[5] from which the local adjective marovski/marovški is derived (e.g., Marovška zijalka 'Mačji Dol Cave' at the north end of the village,^[6] as well as Marovška dolina 'Mačji Dol Valley' extending southeast of the village).

Cultural heritage

Mačji Dol Cave (Slovene: Marovška zijalka) is an archaeological site along the road from Mačji Dol to Dolnji Vrh. It was used by Pleistocene hunters, and stone tools from the Middle Paleolithic have been found. The site was investigated by the archaeologist Franc Osole [sl] in 1974 and 1975.^[7]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 166.
^ Trebnje municipal site
^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 609.
^ Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 158.
^ Praznik, Brane. "O ledenodobnem človeku v naših krajih in črni človeški ribici". Levstikova pot. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "Mačji Dol - Arheološko najdišče Marovška zijalka". Register kulturne dediščine. Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved August 20, 2024.