Potok, Nazarje Explained

Official Name:Potok
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Nazarje
Area Total Km2:1
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:141
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2948°N 14.9299°W
Elevation M:362.1
Footnotes:[1]

Potok (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpɔːtɔk/) is a small village on the right bank of the Dreta River in the Municipality of Nazarje in Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement literally means 'creek, stream'. Mostni graben, a tributary of the Dreta River, flows through the village.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.nazarje.si/ Nazarje municipal site