Beč, Cerknica

45°51′18.32″N 14°24′58.05″E / 45.8550889°N 14.4161250°E / 45.8550889; 14.4161250Country SloveniaTraditional regionInner CarniolaStatistical regionLittoral–Inner CarniolaMunicipalityCerknicaArea • Total0.36 km² (0.14 sq mi)Elevation807.2 m (2,648.3 ft)Population • Total10 • Density28/km² (72/sq mi)^[1]

Beč (pronounced [ˈbətʃ]) is a small settlement north of Begunje pri Cerknici in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2]

Name

Beč was attested in written sources as Futsch in 1499.^[3] The name Beč is derived from the Slovene common noun beč '(stone- or wood-lined) hollow with a spring' (< *bъťъ), referring to a local geographical feature. The Slavic word *bъťъ was borrowed from Latin buttis 'barrel' and is also the origin of the Slovene toponyms Bač and Buč.^[4]

References

External links

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