Zminec

Zminec (pronounced [ˈzmiːnəts]; German: Sminz[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Poljanščica River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Zminec
Zminec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′41.93″N 14°17′5.08″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Elevation
355.4 m (1,166.0 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total517
[1]

Name

Zminec was attested in historical sources as Trachen in 1291 and 1392, Traken in 1421, and Smintzi in 1501.[3][4] The Slovene name comes from the adjective *zmьjьnъ 'snake's, dragon's' (from the common noun *zmьjь 'snake, dragon'), as confirmed by the medieval attestations containing Middle High German trachen 'dragon'. The reason for the name is unknown, but it may be connected to the Slovene plant name zminec 'snakeshead', also derived from *zmьjь 'snake, dragon'.[4]

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. 64.
  3. "Slovenska historična topografija". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 482–483.


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