Podpulfrca

Podpulfrca (pronounced [pɔtˈpuːlfəɾtsa], in older sources Podpurflica[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Podpulfrca
Podpulfrca
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′20.03″N 14°17′42.57″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total38
[1]

Name

Podpulfrca is also known as Podpurfelca in the local dialect.[3] The name is a fused prepositional phrase: pod 'below' + pulfrca 'gunpowder mill'. The latter element refers from a stamp mill used for producing gunpowder that was located there, and in 1584 the name of the village was recorded as Pulferstamph 'gunpowder mill' (i.e., German Pulverstampf).[3][4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 65.
  3. Planina, France (1981). "Imena naselij v loški občini". Loški razgledi. 28 (1): 212, 224. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  4. Pokorn, Franc (1894). "Loka". Dom in svet. 7: 182. Retrieved January 1, 2019.


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