Znojile, Kamnik

Znojile
Znojile

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°14′13.95″N 14°41′26.72″E / 46.2372083°N 14.6907556°ECoordinates: 46°14′13.95″N 14°41′26.72″E / 46.2372083°N 14.6907556°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Kamnik
Area
  Total 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation 587.8 m (1,928.5 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 24
[1]

Znojile (pronounced [znɔ'jiːlɛ]; German: Snoile[2]) is a small settlement in the hills above the Tuhinj Valley east of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Znojile was attested in written sources circa 1400 as Snoynl (and as Snoyll in 1477). The name is derived from *znoji(d)lo 'sunny or sun-facing area' from the verb *znojiti 'to be warmed by the sun'. The name therefore refers to the geographical orientation of the place.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 28.
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 483.

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