Dorfarje

Coordinates: 46°11′40.93″N 14°19′29.92″E / 46.1947028°N 14.3249778°E / 46.1947028; 14.3249778
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Dorfarje
Dorfarje is located in Slovenia
Dorfarje
Dorfarje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′40.93″N 14°19′29.92″E / 46.1947028°N 14.3249778°E / 46.1947028; 14.3249778
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation
372.6 m (1,222.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total203
[1]

Dorfarje (pronounced [ˈdoːɾfaɾjɛ]; German: Dörfern[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name[edit]

The name Dorfarje was first attested in 1291 as in Dorfern. It is derived from Middle High German Dorfern, originally a plural form of the common noun dorfære 'villager' (< dorf 'village'). The name therefore literally means 'villagers' and refers to early German colonization of the Sora Plain.[3] In the past the German name was Dörfern.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 119.

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