Kropa
| Kropa | |
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_location_map.svg.png)  Kropa | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′30.25″N 14°12′18.58″E / 46.2917361°N 14.2051611°ECoordinates: 46°17′30.25″N 14°12′18.58″E / 46.2917361°N 14.2051611°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Radovljica |
| Elevation | 493.6 m (1,619.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 839 |
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Kropa is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The settlement was first attested in 1498 as Chropp or Krupp. It is believed to derive from the identical hydronym (now Kroparica Creek), first attested in 1481 as pach Khrappa or Khroppa, which has its source at Kroparica Spring (Slovene: Izvir Kroparice) above the settlement. The hydronym is derived from the Slovene common noun kropa 'powerful spring'.[2]
Metalworking
It is known for its traditional smithies which produce a variety of decorative metal fittings. There is an iron forging museum in Kropa. Metalworking has an ancient tradition in Kropa, with evidence of metalworks from Celtic times in the wider area and the earliest furnaces actually in Kropa from the 14th century onwards.[3]
Churches
There are two churches in Kropa: the church of St Leonard and a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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St. Leonard's Church, Kropa
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Kropa in an engraving from 1679
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Kropa include:
- Anton Dermota (1910–1989), tenor
- Janez Potočnik (born 1958), European commissioner
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 218.
- ↑ Kropa museum site
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