Črni Kal (pronounced [ˈtʃəɾni ˈkaːu̯]; Italian: San Sergio) is a village in southwestern Slovenia in the City Municipality of Koper.[2] It is best known today for the Črni Kal Viaduct, the longest and the highest viaduct in Slovenia.
Črni Kal
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  Črni Kal Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′0.01″N 13°52′42.38″E / 45.5500028°N 13.8784389°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Koper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 252.9 m (829.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 191 |
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Name
editThe name Črni Kal literally means 'black pond', based on the common noun kal 'pond, watering hole' and referring to a local geographical feature.[3]
Architecture
editHouses
editThe village has some good examples of traditional Karst architecture. One such monument is the Benko House, built in 1489 by stonemasons Andrej (Andrew) and Benko (Benjamin) as indicated by an inscription on the building: Andreas et Benco construxerunt. This makes it oldest surviving farmhouse in the Koper area and is also the oldest signed and dated secular building in all of Slovenia. It stands on the lower edge of the village core and is made of chiseled limestone and marlstone blocks. It comprises two buildings with inscriptions in the Glagolitic alphabet on the facade. The older building is the main house, with Romanesque as well as late-Gothic features.[4]
Church
editThe local church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Predloka.[5] The church's bell tower leans to the west, deviating from the vertical by more than a meter.[6]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Koper Municipality site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 101, 182.
- ^ Slovenian Tourist Board site
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
- ^ Kladnik, Darinka (1995). Sto slovenskih krajev. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba. p. 11.
External links
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Media related to Črni Kal at Wikimedia Commons- Črni Kal on Geopedia
