Pijava Gorica


Pijava Gorica is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofljica in central Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the marshland south of the capital Ljubljana. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

Pijava Gorica was attested in written sources circa 1356 as Pieczpühel. The medieval transcriptions indicate that the Slovene name was originally *Pijavča gorica or *Pijaviča gorica. The first element is probably a possessive adjective based on the oeconym Pijavec, referring to a property where water sinks into the ground. This may refer to Trstje Creek east of Pijava Hill. The second element, gorica, means 'hill' in Slovene, and so the name literally means 'Pijavec hill'. In the past the German name was Piautzbüchel.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Simon and Saint Jude and belongs to the Parish of Ig. It is a 15th-century Gothic building that was extended in the 17th century.