Bobovek
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°16′28.4″N 14°21′52.14″E / 46.274556°N 14.3644833°E / 46.274556; 14.3644833 (2002)
Bobovek (pronounced [bɔˈbɔːʋək] or [bɔˈboːʋək]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Geography
West of the settlement, two former clay pits have formed small lakes with a unique biotope, which is now a protected nature reserve. Mammoth remains, as well as fossilized remains of shoals of common dace, have been discovered in the clay layers.[3]
Name
Bobovek was attested in written sources as Wobovik in 1399 and Bobwnig in 1417, among other spellings.[4]
Gallery
- Northern lake (Krokodilnica)
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kranj municipal site
- ^ Kokrica Tourist Association site (in Slovene) Archived August 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bobovek". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
External links
- Media related to Bobovek at Wikimedia Commons
- Bobovek on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Kranj
- Kieselstein Castle
- Kokra River Canyon
- Lake Trboje
- Plečnik Steps
- Schrottenturn Manor
- St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church
- St. Judoc's Church
- St. Margaret's Hill
- Šum Falls
- Udin Woods
- Janez Bleiweis
- Davorin Dolar
- Lojze Dolinar
- Primož Grašič
- Boštjan Hladnik
- Simon Jenko
- Leopold Layer
- Peter Lipar
- Janez Mencinger
- Franc Novak
- Jože Plečnik
- Marko Pogačnik
- Ivan Pregelj
- Marij Pregelj
- France Prešeren
- Johann Pucher
- Edvard Ravnikar
- Andrej Šifrer
- Hinko Smrekar
- Marjan Šorli
- Andrej Štremfelj
- Tone Volčič