Tlaka, Litija

Tlaka
Tlaka

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°58′49.05″N 14°59′11.66″E / 45.9802917°N 14.9865722°ECoordinates: 45°58′49.05″N 14°59′11.66″E / 45.9802917°N 14.9865722°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Litija
Area
 • Total 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Elevation 377.9 m (1,239.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 33
[1]

Tlaka is a settlement south of Gabrovka in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia statistical region.[2]

Name

The name Tlaka is derived from the Slovene common noun tlaka, originally referring to voluntary collective labor, and later to corvée under feudalism. It refers to a place where collective labor was performed. Because places with this name generally do not lie near old Roman roads, the suggestion that the name is derived from tlak 'pavement' is unlikely.[3]

History

Traces of a late Bronze Age settlement have been found in the area.[4] The residents of the settlement were once serfs of Turn Manor northwest of the village.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Tlaka include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Litija municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 429.
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 21657
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 286.

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