Country Slovenia Statistical region Southeast Slovenia Area 179 ha Municipality Municipality of Trebnje | Traditional region Lower Carniola Elevation 306 m Population 56 (2002) | |
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Bič ([ˈbitʃ]; German: Fitsch) is a village in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. It lies just north of the Slovenian A2 motorway east of Ivančna Gorica. The area is part of the historical Lower Carniola region. The Municipality of Trebnje is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
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Map of 8213 Bi%C4%8D, Slovenia
Name
The settlement was first attested in 1223 as Fütsch. Based on medieval transcriptions of the name, it may have developed from *bъčь 'stone- or wood-lined depression with a spring, well' (cf. Slovene beč 'barrel'), thus referring to a local geographical feature. In the past the German name was Fitsch.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Veliki Gaber. It has a Romanesque nave with 17th-century additions.