Zavinek Explained

Official Name:Zavinek
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Škocjan
Area Total Km2:0.86
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:62
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9033°N 15.2999°W
Elevation M:180.1
Footnotes:[1]

Zavinek (in Slovenian pronounced as /zaˈʋiːnək/; in older sources also Zavinjak,[2] locally also Savinek[3]) is a small settlement south of Škocjan in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. Within the Municipality of Škocjan, it belongs to the Local Community of Škocjan.[4] The area is part of the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[5]

Geography

The village consists of two parts, Dolnji Zavinek (literally, 'lower Zavinek') to the northwest and Gornji Zavinek (literally, 'upper Zavinek') to the southeast. It also includes the hamlet of Bajnof to the west, along the road to Škocjan. The soil is characterized by mor humus to the east, whereas there is loamy soil to the north. There are tilled fields to the east, northwest, and southwest, as well as meadows.[3] The Zavinek Valley (Slovenian: Zavinska dolina) extends into the forest to the northeast, on the margins of which there are springs: Kapler Spring (Kaplerjev studenec), Bregar Spring (Bregarjev studenec), and Upper Spring (Gorenji studenec).

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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. 82.
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 546.
  4. Web site: Krajevne in vaške skupnosti . Občina Škocjan . January 25, 2019.
  5. http://www.obcina-skocjan.si Škocjan municipal site