Dragomer Explained

Official Name:Dragomer
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Log-Dragomer
Area Total Km2:3.68
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:1464
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0189°N 14.382°W
Elevation M:299.1
Footnotes:[1]

Dragomer (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈdɾaːɡɔmɛɾ/) is a settlement southwest of Ljubljana in the Municipality of Log-Dragomer in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Dragomer was attested in written sources in 1444 as Dragamer. It is based on a Slavic personal name, *Dragomirъ or *Dragoměrъ, presumably referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.log-dragomer.si Log-Dragomer municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 121.
  4. http://www.brezovica.si/?m=pages&id=60 Brezovica municipal site