Knape
Knape (pronounced [ˈknaːpɛ], German: Knapou) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The name Knape is derived from the Slovene noun knap 'miner', a borrowing from Old High German knappe 'boy, squire, servant'. Iron ore was formerly mined in the Jablenovica Valley east of the village.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 48.
- ^ Crusius, Christian (1800). Topographisches Post-Lexikon aller Ortschaften der k.k. Erbländer. T. 2, welcher Oesterreich nehmlich Inner- Nieder- und Ober-Oesterreich, und die Gebiete Brixen und Trient enthält. Vienna: Schmidt. p. 428.
- ^ Dolenc, D. (August 23, 1988). "Knape" (PDF). Gorenjski glas. No. 41(64). p. 9. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Fireder, Gregor (2009). Analiza sekundarne odprtosti gozdov na posesti Hrastnik GGE Selca (PDF). Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za gozdarstvo in obnovljive gozdne vire. p. 14. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Bezlaj, France (1982). Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika. Vol. 2: K–O. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 48.
External links
Media related to Knape at Wikimedia Commons- Knape on Geopedia
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