Rovte v Selški Dolini explained

Official Name:Rovte v Selški Dolini
Other Name:Rovte (until 1955)
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Škofja Loka
Area Total Km2:2.87
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:54
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1881°N 14.1784°W
Elevation M:877.2
Footnotes:[1]

Rovte v Selški Dolini (pronounced as /sl/; Slovenian: Rovte v Selški dolini, in older sources also Rovte pri Svetem Lenartu,[2] German: Rovte bei Sankt Leonhard[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Rovte to Rovte v Selški dolini (literally, 'Rovte in the Selca Valley') in 1955.[3] In the past the German name was Rovte bei Sankt Leonhard (literally, 'Rovte near Sveti Lenart').[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 63.
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.