Kovski Vrh

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Kovski Vrh
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Kovski Vrh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′2.32″N14°13′24.42″E / 46.1173111°N 14.2234500°E / 46.1173111; 14.2234500 Coordinates: 46°7′2.32″N14°13′24.42″E / 46.1173111°N 14.2234500°E / 46.1173111; 14.2234500
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Škofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
689.7 m (2,262.8 ft)
Population
(2002)
 • Total28
[1]

Kovski Vrh (pronounced  [ˈkoːu̯ski ˈʋəɾx] ; German : Kouskiwerch [2] ) is a small settlement above Visoko in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

German language West Germanic language

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Visoko pri Poljanah Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Visoko pri Poljanah is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Municipality of Škofja Loka Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Škofja Loka is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Škofja Loka. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Škofja Loka was subdivided into the municipalities of Gorenja Vas–Poljane, Škofja Loka, Železniki, and Žiri.

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Name

Kovski Vrh is one of several neighboring villages whose names end with vrh 'peak' (cf. Bukov Vrh, Črni Vrh, Srednji Vrh, and Valterski Vrh). The modifier kovski derives from the common noun kolk, dialect kovk 'hill'; [3] [4] [5] the name therefore means 'hill peak'.

Bukov Vrh nad Visokim Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Bukov Vrh nad Visokim is a settlement above Visoko pri Poljanah in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Črni Vrh, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Črni Vrh is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes many isolated farms scattered throughout the hills between Big Božna Creek to the south, Little Božna Creek to the northeast, Dog Plateau to the northwest, and Špilj Hill to the south-southeast.

Srednji Vrh, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Srednji Vrh is a dispersed settlement in the hills west of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.
  3. ↑ Pintar, Luka (1913). "O krajnih imenih". Ljubljanski zvon. 33 (5): 251–254. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Pintar, Luka (1913). "O krajnih imenih XIII". Ljubljanski zvon. 33 (8): 425–428. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Ramovš, Fran (1924). Historična gramatika slovenskega jezika: Konzonantizem. Ljubljana: Učiteljska tiskarna. p. 38.


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