Znojile, Tolmin
Znojile (pronounced [znɔˈjiːlɛ], German: Windfall) is a small settlement in the hills north of Hudajužna in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
The name Znojile is derived from *znoji(d)lo 'sunny or sun-facing area' from the verb *znojiti 'to be warmed by the sun'. The name therefore refers to the geographical orientation of the place.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Josephinische Landesaufnahme (1763-1787)". Mapire. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ Rajšp, Vincenc (1998). Slovenija na vojaškem zemljevidu 1763–1787 (1804), vol. 4. Ljubljana: Znanstvenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti. p. 281.
- ^ Tolmin municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 483.
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