Velike Rodne

Velike Rodne
Velike Rodne

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°13′41.41″N 15°37′27.22″E / 46.2281694°N 15.6242278°ECoordinates: 46°13′41.41″N 15°37′27.22″E / 46.2281694°N 15.6242278°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Rogaška Slatina
Area
  Total 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Elevation 342.7 m (1,124.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 152
[1]

Velike Rodne is a settlement in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina in eastern Slovenia. It lies south of the town of Rogaška Slatina, between Topole and Prnek. The wider area around Rogaška Slatina was traditionally part of the region of Lower Styria. It is now included in the Savinja statistical region.[2]

Name

The name Velike Rodne ('big Rodne') distinguishes the settlement from nearby Male Rodne ('little Rodne'). The plural name Rodne and names like it (e.g., Rodine) are derived from the common noun *rodina 'untilled land', thus referring to a local geographical feature.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Rogaška Slatina municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 357–358.

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