Prezid, Vrhnika Explained

Official Name:Prezid
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:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vrhnika
Area Total Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2002
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9519°N 14.2225°W
Elevation M:539.6
Footnotes:[1]

Prezid (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpɾeːzit/) is a small settlement in the hills north of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Vrhnika.[2]

Name

The name Prezid literally means 'before the wall', referring to the remnants of a Roman wall located in the neighboring settlement of Jerinov Grič.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.vrhnika.si Vrhnika municipal site
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 454-455.