Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu ( or ; Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna.) is a village in the Municipality of Šentrupert in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills east of Šentrupert just off the road towards Šentjanž in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.Šentrupert municipal site The settlement includes the hamlets of Stražberk (in older sources also Stražberg, ), Vrhe, and Selo.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 266.
Name The name of the settlement was changed from Mali Cirnik to Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu in 1955.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. The name Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu literally means 'little Cirnik near Šentjanž', distinguishing the village from neighboring Veliki Cirnik (literally, 'big Cirnik'). The name Cirnik is derived from the Slovene common noun cer 'Turkey oak', thus referring to the local vegetation.Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 89–90. In the past the German name was Kleinzirnik.
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External links Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu on Geopedia