Čudno Selo (; ; ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Lahinja River in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.Črnomelj municipal site
Name The name Čudno selo has been explained as derived from the word čud 'giant'.Malnerič, Martin. 1927. O nekaterih imen in o čakavskem naglasku v Beli krajini. Čas 21(2): 94–100, p. 95.Janežič, Anton. 1851. Vollständiges Taschen-Wörterbuch der slovenischen und deutschen Sprache. Klagenfurt: J. Sigmund, p. 36. If so, the name would literally mean 'giant's village'. In the past, the village was known as Tschudnofeld in German.
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External links Čudno Selo on Geopedia