Trnovec, Medvode Explained

Official Name:Trnovec
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:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Medvode
Area Total Km2:5.61
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:130
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1051°N 14.351°W
Elevation M:447.7
Footnotes:[1]

Trnovec (in Slovenian pronounced as /təɾˈnɔːʋəts/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /təɾˈnoːʋəts/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills southwest of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The place name Trnovec (and related names such as Trnovce, Trnovče, Trnovci, and Trnovska vas) is common in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun trn 'thorn', referring to a place where thorny brush grows.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.medvode.si/ Medvode municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 439.