Tenetiše, Kranj

Tenetiše is a village in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Spodnje Tenetiše and Zgornje Tenetiše, formerly separate villages.

Name

Tenetiše was first attested in written sources in 1322 as Tenetsach. The name Tenetišče is derived from the earlier plural demonym *Tenetiščane, meaning 'residents of Tenetišče'. 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 known as Tenetische in German in the past.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Dominic and belongs to the Parish of Trstenik.