Bločice (pronounced [ˈbloːtʃitsɛ], in older sources also Obločice,[2] German: Obloschitz[2]) is a village east of Grahovo in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
[3] Bločice was attested in written sources in 1397 as Oblaczicz, among other spellings.
[4][5] It is a diminutive of the regional name *Obloke (which developed into Bloke), which is probably derived from the prepositional phrase *ob(ь) lǫky or *ob(ь) lǫkaxъ 'next to the flood-meadow(s)'.
[2] The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician and belongs to the Parish of Grahovo.
[6] It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1397 and its interior preserves some mid- to late-15th century frescos.