Iga Vas

Iga Vas (pronounced [ˈiːɡa ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Iga vas, German: Iggendorf[2]) is a settlement south of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Iga Vas
Village
Iga Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°41′24.45″N 14°29′7.85″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityLoška Dolina
Area
 • Total2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation
585.1 m (1,919.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total212
[1]

Name

The name Iga vas is believed to be connected with the Slovene common noun igo 'yoke', referring to the layout of the village in the 18th century. If so, the name literally means 'yoke village'.[4]

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gollark: Many things are irrational, and yet people are still care about that.
gollark: You still didn't send me your browser history.
gollark: Well, there's the possibility of blackmail in some cases, and generally just people do not like that. For example, most would not really want to use a toilet in a glass cube in the middle of a public square.
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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Laas und Čabar (map, 1:75,000). Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. 1903.
  3. Loška Dolina municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 167–168.



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