Draga, Škofja Loka Explained

Official Name:Draga
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:Škofja Loka
Area Total Km2:2.13
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:118
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1474°N 14.3561°W
Elevation M:348.4
Footnotes:[1]

Draga (pronounced as /sl/) is a small village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Draga was attested in written sources in 1252 as Drag (and as Trag in 1439 and Draga in 1444). The name Draga is derived from the Slovene common noun draga 'small, narrow valley', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 120.