Binkelj

Binkelj
Binkelj

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°10′28.73″N 14°17′48.23″E / 46.1746472°N 14.2967306°E / 46.1746472; 14.2967306Coordinates: 46°10′28.73″N 14°17′48.23″E / 46.1746472°N 14.2967306°E / 46.1746472; 14.2967306
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Škofja Loka
Area
 • Total 0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation 368.5 m (1,209.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 164
[1]

Binkelj (pronounced [ˈbiːŋkəl]; German: Winkel[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Urban expansion has made it an actual continuous part of the town of Škofja Loka.

Name

Binkelj was attested in written sources in 1300 as in dem Winchel (and as ze Alten Lak zu Winkhel in 1392, am Puhel before 1492, and im Winkhel in 1500). The name is derived from Middle High German winkel 'corner, secluded area, hiding place'.[3] In the past the German name was Winkel.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 61.


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