Trnovec, Medvode

Trnovec
Trnovec
Trnovec
Trnovec is located in Slovenia
Trnovec
Trnovec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′18.53″N 14°21′3.72″E / 46.1051472°N 14.3510333°E / 46.1051472; 14.3510333
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMedvode
Area
 • Total
5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation
447.7 m (1,468.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
130
[1]

Trnovec (pronounced [təɾˈnɔːʋəts] or [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]

  • Partisan memorial in Trnovec
    Partisan memorial in Trnovec

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Medvode municipal site
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 439.


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