Sinja Gorica (; or Schweinsbüchel, later ScheinbüchelLeksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a settlement immediately northwest of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.Vrhnika municipal site The settlement consists of two parts: the older part stands to the southeast, built around the foot of a hill and along the road to Blatna Brezovica. The newer part, the hamlet of Sap, stands along the main road from Vrhnika to Ljubljana.
Name Sinja Gorica was first mentioned in written sources in 1414 under the German name Sweinpuhel (literally, 'pig hill'), and as Sweinpůhel in 1418, Singa goriza in 1474, and Sweinpuhl in 1496. Based on the oldest transcriptions of the name, it is likely that the Slovene name is derived from the adjective *svinь(jь) 'pig' and that the name may have referred to a hill where pigs foraged. A less likely theory is that the German name was a mistranslation of the Slovene adjective sinji 'light blue', referring to pigmentation of the soil. The settlement was known as Schweinbüchl in the past in German. See also Svino, Vinje pri Moravčah, and Zavino for similar names.
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Prophet Job and belongs to the Parish of Vrhnika.Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1521Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 364. and was renovated in 1821.
References
External links Sinja Gorica on Geopedia Sinja Gorica Local Community site