Trnovec, Medvode
Trnovec | |
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 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 |
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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
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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
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Media related to Trnovec at Wikimedia Commons- Trnovec on Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Medvode
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