Boršt, Metlika

Boršt
View of Boršt from the village of Škrilje
Boršt Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′54.09″N 15°16′14.07″E / 45.5983583°N 15.2705750°E / 45.5983583; 15.2705750
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	White Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Metlika
Area
• Total	0.4 km² (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation	151.3 m (496.4 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	56
^[1]

Boršt (pronounced [ˈbɔɾʃt]) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.^[2]

Name

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'.^[3] Boršt was attested as sancte Margarethe 'Saint Margaret' in 1334 after the former church in the village, and as Vorst in 1438.^[4] The church fell into disrepair and was razed in 1925.^[5]

History

Roman graves have been discovered near the village, testifying to human habitation in antiquity. In 1523 the Seignory of Gradac owned two farms in Boršt. Dominiče Manor (German: Dominitschhoff) stood to the southeast. The structure was built by Peter Dominitsch (Dominič); after his line died out, it came into the hands of the barons of Gusič, who owned the castle at Gradac. The manor later fell into decay.^[5]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Metlika municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 72.
^ "Boršt". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 448.