Snežnik (settlement) explained

Official Name:Snežnik
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
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:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ilirska Bistrica
Area Total Km2:95.03
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:8
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.5892°N 14.4468°W
Elevation M:1242 - 1745
Footnotes:[1]

Snežnik (in Slovenian pronounced as /snɛˈʒniːk/, German: Schneeberg[2]) is a dispersed settlement on the slopes of Mount Snežnik in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Geography

Snežnik includes the hamlets of Mašun to the north, Sviščaki to the west, and Gomanjče (German: Hermsburg,[2] [4] Italian: Casa di caccia[4]) to the south on the border with Croatia.

History

Snežnik became an independent settlement in 1989, when territory was split off from the settlements of Ilirska Bistrica and Koritnice to constitute it.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 131.
  3. http://www.ilirska-bistrica.si Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. Reya . Oskar . Najnižje in najvišje temperature v Sloveniji . Geografski vestnik . 1939 . 15 . 1-4 . 3–4 . January 15, 2022.
  5. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=SNE%8ENIK&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=1228 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Snežnik.