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Trata, Škofja Loka

Coordinates: 46°10′32.15″N 14°20′7.6″E / 46.1755972°N 14.335444°E / 46.1755972; 14.335444
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Trata
Trata is located in Slovenia
Trata
Trata
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′32.15″N 14°20′7.6″E / 46.1755972°N 14.335444°E / 46.1755972; 14.335444
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation
360.7 m (1,183.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total163
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Trata (pronounced [ˈtɾaːta]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

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Trata was attested in historical sources as Tratarn in 1291 and as Traten before 1392. The place name Trata occurs several times in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun trata 'small treeless meadow', which was borrowed from Middle High German trat 'meadow'.[2]

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Trata include:

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 433.
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