Podpulfrca
Podpulfrca (pronounced [pɔtˈpuːlfəɾtsa], in older sources Podpurflica) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
Podpulfrca is also known as Podpurfelca in the local dialect. The name is a fused prepositional phrase: pod 'below' + pulfrca 'gunpowder mill'. The latter element refers to a stamp mill used for producing gunpowder that was located there, and in 1584 the name of the village was recorded as Pulferstamph 'gunpowder mill' (i.e., German Pulverstampf).
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. 65.
- ^ Planina, France (1981). "Imena naselij v loški občini". Loški razgledi. 28 (1): 212, 224. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Pokorn, Franc (1894). "Loka". Dom in svet. 7: 182. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
External links
Media related to Podpulfrca at Wikimedia Commons- Podpulfrca on Geopedia
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