Podlonk
Podlonk (pronounced [pɔˈdlɔːŋk]; German: Podlong) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The name Podlonk is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection: pod 'below' + Lonk, referring to Lonk Hill (elevation 786 meters or 2,579 feet) immediately east of the village. The settlement was known as Podlong in German.
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. 62.
External links
Media related to Podlonk at Wikimedia Commons- Podlonk on Geopedia
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