Knape
Knape (pronounced [ˈknaːpɛ], German: Knapou[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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  Knape Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′7.76″N 14°15′12.68″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Škofja Loka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 429.4 m (1,408.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 84 |
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Name
The name Knape is derived from the Slovene noun knap 'miner',[4][5] a borrowing from Old High German knappe 'boy, squire, servant'.[6] Iron ore was formerly mined in the Jablenovica Valley east of the village.[4][5]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 48.
- Crusius, Christian (1800). Topographisches Post-Lexikon aller Ortschaften der k.k. Erbländer. T. 2, welcher Oesterreich nehmlich Inner- Nieder- und Ober-Oesterreich, und die Gebiete Brixen und Trient enthält. Vienna: Schmidt. p. 428.
- Dolenc, D. (August 23, 1988). "Knape" (PDF). Gorenjski glas (41(64)). p. 9. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- Fireder, Gregor (2009). Analiza sekundarne odprtosti gozdov na posesti Hrastnik GGE Selca (PDF). Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za gozdarstvo in obnovljive gozdne vire. p. 14. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- Bezlaj, France (1982). Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika. Vol. 1: K–O. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 48.
External links
Media related to Knape at Wikimedia Commons- Knape at Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Škofja Loka
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