Brankovo

Brankovo (pronounced [ˈbraːŋkɔʋɔ]; German: Brankou[2]) is a small settlement on the edge of the valley known as Mišja dolina (literally, 'Monks' valley'[3]), three km west of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Brankovo
Brankovo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′49.49″N 14°36′1.18″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityVelike Lašče
Area
  Total0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation
528.4 m (1,733.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total20
[1]

Name

The name Brankovo is derived from an oeconym, referring to an isolated farm known as Branko that the village developed from.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.
  3. Lenarčič, Simon. 2011. "Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen." (Book review). Delo, 13 Jan. 2011 (in Slovene)
  4. Velike Lašče municipal site
  5. Kladnik, Drago (2000). "Velikolaška pokrajina". Enciklopedija Slovenije. 14. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 177–178.


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