Dolenja Vas (pronounced [dɔˈleːnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Dolenja vas, German: Unterbirkendorf[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Naklo in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Podbrezje.[3] It was a large village on steeply eroded terraces south of the main settlement of Podbrezje.[1][3]
Dolenja Vas | |
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  Dolenja Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′24.28″N 14°16′48.52″E / 46.2900778°N 14.2801444°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Naklo |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
Name edit
Dolenja vas literally means 'lower village'. This name and names like it are common in Slovenia and other Slavic countries, and they indicate that the settlement lay at a lower elevation than nearby settlements.[4] In the past it was known as Unterbirkendorf in German.[2]
History edit
Dolenja Vas was annexed by the village of Podbrezje in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[5]
Notable people edit
Notable people that were born or lived in Dolenja Vas include:
- Peter Pavlin (1853–1933), beekeeper[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 242.
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 165.
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 116–117.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 256.
- ^ "Peter Pavlin." 1933. Slovenski čebelar 36(5): 65–66 (in Slovene)
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