Mavčiče
Mavčiče Location 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 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation	360.1 m (1,181.4 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	413
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Mavčiče (pronounced [ˈmaːu̯tʃitʃɛ]; German: Mautschitsch^[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3] It lies southwest of Lake Trboje, a reservoir of the Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant, which is located in the village.^[4]

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.^[5] In the past the German name was Mautschitsch.^[2]

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.^[6]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Conversion of Paul.^[7] It was first mentioned in documents dating to the 15th century, but the current building dates to the 1820s.^[8]

References

External links

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

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