Podlonk

Podlonk (pronounced [pɔˈdlɔːŋk]; German: Podlong[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Podlonk
Village
Podlonk in 1935
Podlonk
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′59.24″N 14°7′31.77″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŽelezniki
Elevation
772.4 m (2,534.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total159
[1]

Name

The name Podlonk is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection: pod 'below' + Lonk, referring to Lonk Hill (elevation 786 meters or 2,579 feet) immediately east of the village. The settlement was known as Podlong in German.[2]

gollark: You forgot Tux1's soul.
gollark: No, noodles are made of moths and Tux1's soul.
gollark: Trolls are made of logic. Logic is made out of noodles. Insanity is made of spaghetti. Simple.
gollark: Never mind.
gollark: Ah, discord says we are.

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. 62.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.