Bobovek Explained

Official Name:Bobovek
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kranj
Area Total Km2:0.45
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:138
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2746°N 14.3645°W
Elevation M:410.7
Footnotes:[1]

Bobovek (pronounced as /sl/ or pronounced as /sl/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Geography

West of the settlement, two former clay pits have formed small lakes with a unique biotope, which is now a protected nature reserve. Mammoth remains, as well as fossilized remains of shoals of common dace, have been discovered in the clay layers.[3]

Name

Bobovek was attested in written sources as Wobovik in 1399 and Bobwnig in 1417, among other spellings.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.kranj.si Kranj municipal site
  3. http://www.turisticnodrustvo-kokrica.si/bobovek.htm Kokrica Tourist Association site
  4. Web site: Bobovek . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . February 16, 2021.