Tenetiše, Litija

  • Total Area: 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
  • Coordinates: 46°3′42.85″N 14°51′21.64″E
  • Elevation: 255.5 m (838.3 ft)
  • Population (2002): 163

Tenetiše (German: Tenetitsch) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River east of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Litija in the Central Slovenia statistical region.

 

The name Tenetišče (a feminine plural noun) is derived from the earlier plural demonym *Tenetiščane, meaning 'residents of Tenetišče' (a neuter singular noun). This, in turn, is derived from the common noun *teneto or *tenetъ 'hunting net', and may refer to a hunting area where small game or birds were caught using nets. Tenetiše was formerly a hamlet of Breg pri Litiji known as Gornja vas (literally, 'upper village'). Tenetiše was known as Tenetitsch in 19th-century German.

 

Notable people that were born or lived in Tenetiše include: Jože Štok (a.k.a. Korotan) (born 1924), Partisan soldier and career officer.

 

Tenetiše is the birthplace of Franciska Strmljan and Ivana Strmljan.

Martin, Elyse, Marie and Don in Tenetiše, Slovenia. June, 2012.