Official Name: | Potok |
Other Name: | Potok pri Gorenji Straži (1953–1988) |
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: | Lower Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Straža |
Area Total Km2: | 1.1 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 211 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.7838°N 15.0998°W |
Elevation M: | 168 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Potok (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpɔːtɔk/) is a settlement on the right bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Straža in the historical region of Lower Carniola of Slovenia. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement literally means 'creek, stream'. Potok Creek, a tributary of the Krka River, flows through the village. The name of the settlement was changed from Potok to Potok pri Gorenji Straži in 1953. The name was changed back to Potok in 1988.[3]