Pako

Pako (pronounced [ˈpaːkɔ]; in older sources also Pekel[2]) is a village north of Borovnica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Pako
Pako
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°56′23.25″N 14°22′16.59″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityBorovnica
Area
 • Total2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Elevation
349 m (1,145 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total150
[1]

Name

The origin of the name Pako is unknown. The settlement was attested in written sources in 1300 as Pach (and also as Pagk in 1439 and Pakh in 1496).[4] The standardized spelling Pekel was also used.[2][5]

Church
Saint Nicholas' Church

The local church in Pako is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Borovnica.[6] A church at the site was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and the current structure dates from 1717.[7]

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. 118.
  3. Borovnica municipal site
  4. "Razlaga imen krajev v borovniški dolini." (in Slovene)
  5. Weixelburg und Cirknitz. 1912. Map, 1:75,000. Vienna: K. u. k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  6. Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
  7. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 337.


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