Brankovo
Brankovo (pronounced [ˈbraːŋkɔʋɔ]; German: Brankou[2]) is a small settlement on the edge of the valley known as Mišja dolina (literally, 'Monks' valley'[3]), three km west of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
Brankovo | |
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  Brankovo Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′49.49″N 14°36′1.18″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Velike Lašče |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 528.4 m (1,733.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 20 |
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Name
The name Brankovo is derived from an oeconym, referring to an isolated farm known as Branko that the village developed from.[5]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.
- Lenarčič, Simon. 2011. "Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen." (Book review). Delo, 13 Jan. 2011 (in Slovene)
- Velike Lašče municipal site
- Kladnik, Drago (2000). "Velikolaška pokrajina". Enciklopedija Slovenije. 14. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 177–178.
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