Padovo pri Osilnici

Padovo pri Osilnici
Padovo pri Osilnici

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°32′30.89″N 14°42′56.97″E / 45.5419139°N 14.7158250°E / 45.5419139; 14.7158250Coordinates: 45°32′30.89″N 14°42′56.97″E / 45.5419139°N 14.7158250°E / 45.5419139; 14.7158250
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Osilnica
Area
  Total 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation 481 m (1,578 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 13
[1]

Padovo pri Osilnici (pronounced [ˈpaːdɔʋɔ pɾi ɔˈsiːu̯nitsi]; in older sources also Padova,[2] German: Padua[2]) is a small settlement in the hills above the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Padovo to Padovo pri Osilnici in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Padua.[2]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 3 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
  3. Oslinica municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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