Koprivnik, Žiri

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Koprivnik
Koprivnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′38.48″N 14°3′37.42″E / 46.0773556°N 14.0603944°E / 46.0773556; 14.0603944Coordinates: 46°4′38.48″N 14°3′37.42″E / 46.0773556°N 14.0603944°E / 46.0773556; 14.0603944
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Žiri
Area
 • Total 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 662.5 m (2,173.6 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 103
[1]

Koprivnik (pronounced [kɔˈpriːu̯nik]; German: Kopriunik[2]) is a small dispersed settlement northwest of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] It consists of isolated farms in the hills above the right bank of Sovodenjščica Creek (a.k.a. Hobovščica Creek), extending from the Javorščica Gorge to the hills above Fužine. The territory of the settlement ranges between 515 and 810 m in elevation.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 59.
  3. ↑ Žiri municipal site
  4. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 364.

External links

Municipality of Žiri
Settlements

Administrative centre: Žiri

Current
Former
  • Dobračeva
  • Martinj Vrh
  • Nova Vas pri Žireh
  • Stara Vas
Landmarks
  • Žiri Museum
  • Žiri Parish Church
Notable people


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