Orle, Škofljica Explained

Official Name:Orle
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Škofljica
Area Total Km2:1.78
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:195
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0121°N 14.5727°W
Elevation M:441.9
Postal Code:1291
Footnotes:[1]

Orle (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈoːɾlɛ/; in older sources also Orlje[2] [3]) is a settlement in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills southeast of the capital Ljubljana in the Municipality of Škofljica. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Name

Orle was attested in historical sources as Orle in 1444, Arel in 1461, and Orll in 1496.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 112.
  3. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 356.
  4. http://www.skofljica.si/ Škofljica municipal site
  5. Web site: Orle . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . November 11, 2020.