Potok, Idrija
Potok | |
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Coordinates: 45°58′52.69″N 14°7′42.79″E / 45.9813028°N 14.1285528°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Gorizia |
Municipality | Idrija |
Area | |
• Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 746.6 m (2,449.5 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 29 |
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Potok (pronounced [ˈpɔːtɔk]) is a small settlement in the hills east of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region.[2] It include the hamlet of Mravljišče west of the main village center.
Name
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Potok_Idrija_Slovenia_-_Jakopnik.jpg/200px-Potok_Idrija_Slovenia_-_Jakopnik.jpg)
The name of the settlement literally means 'creek, stream'. Jakopnik Creek, which eventually feeds the Poljane Sora River, flows through the village.
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 124.
External links
[edit]Media related to Potok, Idrija at Wikimedia Commons
- Potok on Geopedia