Trnovec, Medvode

Trnovec
Trnovec
	Trnovec
	Trnovec Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°6′18.53″N 14°21′3.72″E / 46.1051472°N 14.3510333°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Medvode
Area
• Total	5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation	447.7 m (1,468.8 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	130

Trnovec (pronounced [təɾˈnɔːʋəts] or [təɾˈnoːʋəts]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills southwest of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2]

Name[edit]

The place name Trnovec (and related names such as Trnovce, Trnovče, Trnovci, and Trnovska vas) is common in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun trn 'thorn', referring to a place where thorny brush grows.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

Partisan memorial in Trnovec

References[edit]

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Medvode municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 439.

External links[edit]

Media related to Trnovec at Wikimedia Commons
Trnovec on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Medvode municipal site

[3] Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 439.

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