Orehovlje, Kranj Explained

Official Name:Orehovlje
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kranj
Area Total Km2:0.16
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:178
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2651°N 14.3732°W
Elevation M:413.5

Orehovlje (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement on the right bank of the Kokra River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Like similar place names in Slovenia (e.g., Orehovica, Orehovec, Orešje, etc.), the name Orehovlje is based on the root oreh 'walnut', thus referring to the local vegetation.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naselje Orehovlje . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije . March 23, 2022.
  2. http://www.kranj.si Kranj municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 291–292.