Radvanje District Explained

The Radvanje District (pronounced as /sl/; Slovenian: Mestna četrt Radvanje) is a city district of the City Municipality of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. The district has a population of about 8,000.[1]

Name

The name Radvanje was attested in historical sources as Radewan in 1096–1105, Radvan in 1220–1230, and Radoan in 1282, among other spellings. It is an elliptical derivation from *Ra̋dovan′e (selȍ) 'Radovanъ's (village)', referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[2]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Predstavitev mestne četrti . District presentation. maribor.si . Slovenian . 26 July 2016.
  2. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 345.