Govejk
Govejk (pronounced [ɡɔˈʋeːi̯k], in older sources Govejek in Srnjak, German: Goweck und Sernak) is a small village in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies on the road from Idrija to Žiri.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Govejek to Govejk in 1980. The older name Govejek in Srnjak 'Govejk and Srnjak' referred to the hamlet of Srnjak, today part of the neighboring village of Ledinske Krnice.
References
- ^ 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. 126.
- ^ Idrija municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
External links
Media related to Govejk at Wikimedia Commons- Govejk on Geopedia
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