Volčja Draga Explained

Official Name:Volčja Draga
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:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Renče–Vogrsko
Area Total Km2:1.19
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:697
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.903°N 13.6765°W
Elevation M:52.3
Footnotes:[1]

Volčja Draga (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋoːu̯tʃja ˈdɾaːɡa/; Italian: Valvolciana) is a settlement in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name Volčja Draga literally means 'wolf valley'. The first part of the name is derived from the Slovene adjective volčji (literally, 'wolf'), which may refer to the animal (< volk 'wolf') or to the related Slavic personal name *Vьlkъ. The second part of the name is from the common noun draga 'small, narrow valley', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.rence-vogrsko.si Renče–Vogrsko municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 120, 465.