Log pri Polhovem Gradcu

Log pri Polhovem Gradcu
Log pri Polhovem Gradcu

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°4′23.44″N 14°21′43.7″E / 46.0731778°N 14.362139°E / 46.0731778; 14.362139Coordinates: 46°4′23.44″N 14°21′43.7″E / 46.0731778°N 14.362139°E / 46.0731778; 14.362139
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area
 • Total 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation 333.8 m (1,095.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 16
[1]

Log pri Polhovem Gradcu (pronounced [ˈloːk pɾi ˈpou̯ːxoʋɛm ˈɡɾaːtsu]) is a small dispersed settlement east of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Log to Log pri Polhovem Gradcu in 1953.[3] The name Log pri Polhovem Gradcu literally means 'meadow near Polhov Gradec'. The name Log is shared with many other settlements in Slovenia and is derived from the Slovene word log 'a partially forested (marshy) meadow near water' or 'woods near a settlement'.<ref = name "Snoj">Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 243.</ref> In the past it was known as Losi in German.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Log pri Polhovem Gradcu include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 13.
  5. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 418–419.


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