Kovski Vrh

Kovski Vrh (pronounced [ˈkoːu̯ski ˈʋəɾx]; German: Kouskiwerch[2]) is a small settlement above Visoko in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Kovski Vrh
Kovski Vrh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′2.32″N 14°13′24.42″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
689.7 m (2,262.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total28
[1]

Name

Kovski Vrh is one of several neighboring villages whose names end with vrh 'peak' (cf. Bukov Vrh, Črni Vrh, Srednji Vrh, and Valterski Vrh). The modifier kovski derives from the common noun kolk, dialect kovk 'hill';[3][4][5] the name therefore means 'hill peak'.

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. 60.
  3. Pintar, Luka (1913). "O krajnih imenih". Ljubljanski zvon. 33 (5): 251–254. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. Pintar, Luka (1913). "O krajnih imenih XIII". Ljubljanski zvon. 33 (8): 425–428. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. Ramovš, Fran (1924). Historična gramatika slovenskega jezika: Konzonantizem. Ljubljana: Učiteljska tiskarna. p. 38.


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