Šedem


Šedem is a settlement in the hills northwest of Senovo in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

Name

Šedem was attested in historical sources as Scheding in 1322, and as Schedeim and Schedun in 1342. Like related names such as Ščedem, Šedina, and Škedenj, the name Šedem developed from the present passive participle *ščędimъ 'being protected', probably in the sense of 'protected forest'.