Trata, Škofja Loka

Trata (pronounced [ˈtɾaːta]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Trata
Trata
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′32.15″N 14°20′7.6″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation
360.7 m (1,183.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total163
[1]

Name

Trata was attested in historical sources as Tratarn in 1291 and as Traten before 1392. The place name Trata occurs several times in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun trata 'small treeless meadow', which was borrowed from Middle High German trat 'meadow'.[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Trata include:

  • Anton Dolinar (1894–1953), composer and musicologist
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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 433.


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