Smlednik
Smlednik (pronounced [ˈsmleːdnik]; German: Flödnig[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Smlednik | |
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  Smlednik Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′47.35″N 14°25′50.3″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Medvode |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349.3 m (1,146.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 413 |
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Name
Smlednik was attested in written sources in 1136 as Fledinich (and as Vlednich in 1214 and Vlednic in 1228). The origin of the name is unclear. A possible derivation is from the common noun smled 'hog's fennel', referring to the local vegetation. Other explanations include the obsolete Slovene common noun smled 'watchpost', or the root *mlědъ 'deciduous woods' or 'sparse woods', but neither of these is linguistically convincing.[4] In the past the German name was Flödnig.[2]
Church
Saint Ulrich's Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovene: Sveti Urh).[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. 56.
- Medvode municipal site
- Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 383–384.
- Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
External links
Media related to Smlednik at Wikimedia Commons- Smlednik on Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Medvode
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