Paka, Dobrepolje

Paka
Paka

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°46′49.77″N 14°46′18.2″E / 45.7804917°N 14.771722°E / 45.7804917; 14.771722Coordinates: 45°46′49.77″N 14°46′18.2″E / 45.7804917°N 14.771722°E / 45.7804917; 14.771722
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Dobrepolje
Area
 • Total 0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Elevation 417 m (1,368 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 34
[1]

Paka (pronounced [ˈpaːka]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name Paka is a relatively common hydronym (cf. the Paka River) and toponym in Slovenia. As a hydronym, the designation comes from Slavic *paka (voda) 'water flowing the wrong/opposite direction', and some settlements named Paka are derived from their location near such watercourses. However, the toponym Paka may also be derived from the Slovene common noun paka 'rise, elevation', referring to settlements in such a location.[3]

Cultural heritage

A small chapel-shrine in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and dates to the early 20th century.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Dobrepolje municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 299–300.
  4. ↑ "EŠD 14952". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 March 2011.


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