Iga Vas Explained

Official Name:Iga Vas
Settlement Type:Village
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:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Loška Dolina
Area Total Km2:2.08
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:212
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.6901°N 14.4855°W
Elevation M:585.1
Footnotes:[1]

Iga Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈiːɡa ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Iga vas, German: Iggendorf[2]) is a settlement south of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

The name Iga vas is believed to be connected with the Slovene common noun igo 'yoke', referring to the layout of the village in the 18th century. If so, the name literally means 'yoke village'.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Laas und Čabar (map, 1:75,000) . 1903 . K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut . Vienna.
  3. http://www.loska-dolina.si/ Loška Dolina municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 167–168.