Grčarevec (; in older sources also Gerčarevec,Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 14. ) is a village between Planina and Kalce in the Municipality of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.Logatec municipal site In addition to the main settlement of the village, it also comprises the hamlets of Grčarevski Vrh () to the north along the road to Kalce, and Kališe in the forest to the northeast.
Geography The region around the village contains many springs, the water of which disappears into nearby sinkholes. The surrounding spruce forest is economically important and in the past compensated for the poor soil, which was mainly farmed for corn and potatoes for local use.Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 403. South of the main settlement is Hotenjke Springs, which contributes to flooding of Planina Karst Field (). There are karst caves around Grčarevec, including long Goat Cave () and the over deep Mesar Shaft () and Kališnica Shaft, as well as Dolar Cave (), the Gnezd Shaft (), the Sheep Shaft (), and Kališe Cave (). The remains of several woolly rhinoceros were discovered in Dolar Cave in 1933.Rakovec, Ivan. 1933. Coelodonta mercki Jäg. iz Dolarjeve jame pri Logatcu.
Name It has been suggested that the name Grčarevec may derived from *Gričar 'hill dweller', based on the Slovene common noun grič 'hill'. The settlement was known as Gartschareuz in German.
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Luke and belongs to the Parish of Planina.Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site The church was built in 1746.
References
External links
Grčarevec on Geopedia