Mlaka nad Lušo

Mlaka nad Lušo
Mlaka nad Lušo is located in Slovenia
Mlaka nad Lušo
Mlaka nad Lušo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′15.77″N 14°12′1.05″E / 46.1710472°N 14.2002917°E / 46.1710472; 14.2002917
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityGorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
 • Total
1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation
762 m (2,500 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
37
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
[1]

Mlaka nad Lušo (pronounced [ˈmlaːka nad ˈluːʃɔ]) is a small settlement above Luša in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Mlaka nad Lušo was attested in historical sources as Lak in 1291, Mlakch in 1436, Mlaka in 1478, and Namlatzi in 1500, among other spellings.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Mlaka to Mlaka nad Lušo in 1955.[4] The name Mlaka nad Lušo means 'Mlaka above Luša', referring to its position about 300 meters (980 ft) above the villages of Spodnja Luša and Zgornja Luša. The name Mlaka is derived from the Slovene common noun mlaka 'pond', referring to the village pond or another small body of standing water.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  3. ^ "Mlaka nad Lušo". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 265.


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