Orehovlje, Kranj

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Orehovlje
Orehovlje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′54.23″N 14°22′23.67″E / 46.2650639°N 14.3732417°E / 46.2650639; 14.3732417Coordinates: 46°15′54.23″N 14°22′23.67″E / 46.2650639°N 14.3732417°E / 46.2650639; 14.3732417
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Kranj
Area
 • Total 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation 413.5 m (1,356.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 168
[1]

Orehovlje is a settlement on the right bank of the Kokra River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Like similar place names in Slovenia (e.g., Orehovica, Orehovec, Orešje, etc.), the name Orehovlje is based on the root oreh 'walnut', thus referring to the local vegetation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Kranj municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 291–292.

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City Municipality of Kranj
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Administrative centre: Kranj

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