Koprivnik, Žiri

Koprivnik
Koprivnik is located in Slovenia
Koprivnik
Koprivnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′38.48″N 14°3′37.42″E / 46.0773556°N 14.0603944°E / 46.0773556; 14.0603944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŽiri
Area
 • Total
5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation
662.5 m (2,173.6 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
103
[1]

Koprivnik (pronounced [kɔˈpɾíːwnik]; German: Kopriunik[2]) is a small dispersed settlement northwest of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] It consists of isolated farms in the hills above the right bank of Sovodenjščica Creek (a.k.a. Hobovščica Creek), extending from the Javorščica Gorge to the hills above Fužine. The territory of the settlement ranges between 515 and 810 m in elevation.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 59.
  3. ^ Žiri municipal site
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 364.


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