Hribi, Lukovica Explained

Official Name:Hribi
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:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Lukovica
Area Total Km2:4.65
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:50
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1946°N 14.8917°W
Elevation M:650
Footnotes:[1]

Hribi (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈxɾiːbi/) is a dispersed settlement near Trojane in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It includes the hamlets of Hribi and Zapleš (in older sources also Za Plešjo,[3] German: Saplesch[3]) to the south, Lebenice to the north, and Velika Raven (German: Welkaraun)[3] and Drtno to the west.[4]

Name

The name Hribi literally means 'hills', referring to the settlement's terrain. Hribi was attested in written sources as Berg in 1430 and Vhribich in 1571.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.lukovica.si/opis/kraji.asp Lukovica municipal site
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 88.
  5. Web site: Hribi . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . April 27, 2021.