Modrej Explained

Official Name:Modrej
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:Slovenian Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tolmin
Area Total Km2:1.6
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:284
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.159°N 13.7499°W
Elevation M:172.6
Footnotes:[1]

Modrej (in Slovenian pronounced as /mɔˈdɾeːi̯/; in older sources also Modreja[2]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Soča River, just north of Most na Soči, in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Modrej was attested in historical sources as Modrea in 1377. The name is believed to be derived from the nickname *Modrějь, formed from the anthroponym *Modrъ, based on the color adjective *modrъ 'blue'. It is unlikely that the name is derived from the adjective *mǫdrъ 'wise'.[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: Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland . 1918 . K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei . Vienna . 27.
  3. http://www.tolmin.si/ Tolmin municipal site
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 266.