Srednja Vas pri Dragi explained

Official Name:Srednja Vas pri Dragi
Other Name:Srednja Vas (until 1953)
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Loški Potok
Area Total Km2:10.48
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:48
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.6156°N 14.6626°W
Elevation M:786.5
Postal Code:1319
Footnotes:[1]

Srednja Vas pri Dragi (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsɾeːdnja ˈʋaːs pɾi ˈdɾaːɡi/; Slovenian: Srednja vas pri Dragi, German: Mittergrass[2] or Mittergraß[3]) is a village southeast of Draga in the Municipality of Loški Potok in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] The settlement includes the hamlet of Šafarje (German: Schaffern[3]).[5]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Srednja vas to Srednja vas pri Dragi in 1953.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 42–43.
  4. http://www.loski-potok.si Loški Potok municipal site
  5. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 243.
  6. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.