Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu

Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu
Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°3′50.75″N 14°18′59.35″E / 46.0640972°N 14.3164861°ECoordinates: 46°3′50.75″N 14°18′59.35″E / 46.0640972°N 14.3164861°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area
 • Total 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation 363.7 m (1,193.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 128
[1]

Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu (pronounced [pɾiˈstaːva pɾi ˈpou̯ːxovɛm ˈɡɾaːtsu]) is a settlement next to Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Pristava to Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu in 1953.[3] The name Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu literally means 'manor farm near Polhov Gradec'. The name Pristava comes from the common noun pristava 'manor farm; house with outbuildings and land'. Manor farms were typically found near a manor and were operated by servants of the manor. Settlements with this name and the semantically equivalent Marof are frequent in Slovenia.[4] In the 19th century it was known as Pristawa in German.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Pristava pri Polhovem Gradcu include:

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 334.
  5. ↑ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 13.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 428.

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