Boršt (pronounced [ˈbɔɾʃt], German: Worst[2]) is a former village in southeastern Slovenia in the Municipality of Novo Mesto. It is now part of the village of Daljni Vrh.[3] It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Boršt
Boršt is located in Slovenia
Boršt
Boršt
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′26″N 15°08′08″E / 45.84056°N 15.13556°E / 45.84056; 15.13556
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSouthwest Slovenia
MunicipalityNovo Mesto
Elevation286 m (938 ft)

Geography

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Boršt stands east of the village center of Daljni Vrh on a small stony hill.[1] Strmec Hill (elevation: 384 meters or 1,260 feet) rises to the northeast, and Bršljin Creek (Slovene: Bršljinski potok), a tributary of the Krka River, flows through the valley to the southwest.

Name

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Boršt was attested in historical sources as Vorst in 1350 and Varst in 1459.[4] The name Boršt is a relatively frequent name for settlements, regions, and hills in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun boršt 'woods, forest', borrowed from Middle High German for(e)st 'woods, forest'.[5]

History

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Boršt had a population of 14 in three houses in 1870,[6] 16 in three houses in 1880,[7] 20 in three houses in 1900,[2] and 17 in three houses in 1931.[1] Boršt was annexed by the village of Daljni Vrh in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 481.
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 156.
  3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 481.
  4. ^ "Borst". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 72.
  6. ^ Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 76.
  7. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 113.
  8. ^ "Uredba o razglasitvi novih naselij in o združitvi naselij". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 9 (2): 31. January 30, 1953. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  9. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 7, 18.
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