Zatrnik


Zatrnik is a settlement in the Municipality of Gorje in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Zatrnik was recorded in historical sources as Za Ternikom in 1763–1787. The name is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost inflection, derived from za trnikom 'behind the thorny thicket'.

History

Zatrnik had a population of 18 in 1880 and 23 in 1900. Zatrnik was deemed annexed by Krnica in 1952, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement. Zatrnik became a separate settlement in 2020, when it was separated from Krnica.