Podlonk

Village in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°13′59.24″N 14°7′31.77″E / 46.2331222°N 14.1254917°E / 46.2331222; 14.1254917Country SloveniaTraditional RegionUpper CarniolaStatistical regionUpper CarniolaMunicipalityŽeleznikiElevation
772.4 m (2,534.1 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total159[1]

Podlonk (pronounced [pɔˈdlɔːŋk]; German: Podlong[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Podlonk is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection: pod 'below' + Lonk, referring to Lonk Hill (elevation 786 meters or 2,579 feet) immediately east of the village. The settlement was known as Podlong in German.[2]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 62.
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