Podhom
Podhom | |
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| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Gorje |
| Elevation | 562.1 m (1,844.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 320 |
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Podhom (pronounced [ˈpoːtxɔm]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Gorje in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. In addition to the main settlement, it also consists of the hamlets of Spodnji Graben, Gabrce, Vintgar, and Vršce to the west.[2]
Name
The name Podhom is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost its case ending, from pod 'below' + Hom 'Hom Hill'. Hom Hill (834 m) stands north of Podhom.[3] The name Podhom therefore literally means 'below Hom Hill'.[4] Podhom was known as Buchheim in German in the past.[5]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Podhom include:
- Albin Belar (1864–1939), seismologist[2]
- Andrej Žumer (1847–1903), teacher and editor[2]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b c Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 286.
- ^ Hom Hill at Geopedia
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 161.
- ^ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 16.
External links
Media related to Podhom at Wikimedia Commons- Podhom at Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Zgornje Gorje
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