Kal, Kolovrat Explained

Official Name:Kal
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Zagorje ob Savi
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1611°N 14.8619°W
Elevation M:480

Kal (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkaːl/) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi. It is now part of the village of Kolovrat.[1] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region.

Geography

Kal stands southwest of the village center of Kolovrat,[1] below the south slope of Kal Hill (elevation 682m (2,238feet)).

Name

The name Kal literally means 'pond', based on the common noun kal 'pond, watering hole' and referring to a local geographical feature.[2]

History

Kal was annexed by Kolovrat in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3 . 1976 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 455.
  2. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 101, 182.
  3. Book: Marinković . Dragan . Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 . 1991 . Savezni zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 47, 50.
  4. Book: Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve) . 1965 . Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko . Ljubljana . 44, 47.