Adamovo, Velike Lašče Explained

Official Name:Adamovo
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Velike Lašče
Area Total Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:13
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.824°N 14.605°W
Elevation M:514.4
Postal Code:1315
Footnotes:[1]

Adamovo (in Slovenian pronounced as /aˈdaːmɔʋɔ/; German: Adamou[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Velike Lašče in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name Adamovo is derived from an oeconym, referring to an isolated farm known as Adam that the village developed from.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.
  3. http://www.velike-lasce.si/ Velike Lašče municipal site
  4. Encyclopedia: Kladnik . Drago . Velikolaška pokrajina . Enciklopedija Slovenije . 2000 . 14 . 177-178 . Mladinska knjiga . Ljubljana.