Bukovica pri Litiji explained

Official Name:Bukovica pri Litiji
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Šmartno pri Litiji
Area Total Km2:0.44
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:32
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0444°N 14.9154°W
Elevation M:620.7
Footnotes:[1]

Bukovica pri Litiji (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbuːkɔʋitsa pɾi liˈtiːji/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills east of Šmartno in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Bukovica to Bukovica pri Litiji (literally, 'Bukovica near Litija') in 1953.[3] Bukovica is a common toponym and oronym in Slovenia. It is derived from the adjective bukov 'beech' (from bukev 'beech tree') and originally referred to the local vegetation.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.smartno-litija.si Šmartno pri Litiji municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 115.