Draga, Štore

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Draga
Draga
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′8.29″N 15°19′41.98″E / 46.2189694°N 15.3283278°E / 46.2189694; 15.3283278Coordinates: 46°13′8.29″N 15°19′41.98″E / 46.2189694°N 15.3283278°E / 46.2189694; 15.3283278
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Štore
Area
 • Total 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation 276.7 m (907.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 68
[1]

Draga is a small settlement on the left bank of the Voglajna River in the Municipality of Štore in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of the Styria region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name Draga is derived from the Slovene common noun draga 'small, narrow valley', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Štore municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 120.

External links

Municipality of Štore
Settlements

Administrative centre: Štore

Current
Former
  • Kresnike
  • Lipa
  • Sveti Lovrenc pri Prožinu
Landmarks
  • St. Lawrence's Parish Church
  • St. John the Baptist's Church
  • St. Mary of the Snow Church


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