Dolenja Ravan

Dolenja Ravan
Dolenje Ravni (local name)
Dolenja Ravan

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°9′5.28″N 14°8′34.21″E / 46.1514667°N 14.1428361°E / 46.1514667; 14.1428361Coordinates: 46°9′5.28″N 14°8′34.21″E / 46.1514667°N 14.1428361°E / 46.1514667; 14.1428361
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
  Total 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation 667.9 m (2,191.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 16
[1]

Dolenja Ravan (pronounced [dɔˈleːnja ɾaˈʋaːn]; locally also Dolenje Ravni[2]) is a small settlement in the hills above Poljane nad Škofjo Loko in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Locally, Dolenja Ravan is known as Dolenje Ravni.[2] The name Dolenja Ravan literally means 'lower flatland, lower plateau' (in contrast to neighboring Gorenja Ravan; literally, 'upper flatland, upper plateau'). The common noun ravan 'flatland, plateau' is relatively common in Slovene toponyms.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Dolenja Ravan include:

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 3 4 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 357.
  3. Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 348.
  5. Dolenc, Bogdan. 1993. "Miklavčič, Maks." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 7, pp. 133–134. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.

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