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Dragomer
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLog-Dragomer
Area
 • Total3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation
299.1 m (981.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,464
[1]

Dragomer (pronounced [ˈdɾaːɡɔmɛɾ]) is a settlement southwest of Ljubljana in the Municipality of Log-Dragomer in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Dragomer was attested in written sources in 1444 as Dragamer. It is based on a Slavic personal name, *Dragomirъ or *Dragoměrъ, presumably referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[3]

Church

Saint Lawrence's Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Log-Dragomer municipal site
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 121.
  4. ^ Brezovica municipal site