Govejk

Govejk (pronounced [ɡɔˈʋeːi̯k], in order sources Govejek in Srnjek,[2] German: Goweck und Sernak[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Idrija[3] in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It lies on the road from Idrija to Žiri.

Govejk

Govejek (until 1980)
Govejk
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°1′39.47″N 14°4′11.84″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityIdrija
Area
 • Total1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
747 m (2,451 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total77
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Govejek to Govejk in 1980.[4] The older name Govejek in Srnjek 'Govejek and Srnjek' referred to the hamlet of Srnjak, today part of the neighboring village of Ledinske Krnice.

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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 126.
  3. Idrija municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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