Prezid, Vrhnika

Prezid
Prezid

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°57′6.93″N 14°13′21.12″E / 45.9519250°N 14.2225333°E / 45.9519250; 14.2225333Coordinates: 45°57′6.93″N 14°13′21.12″E / 45.9519250°N 14.2225333°E / 45.9519250; 14.2225333
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Vrhnika
Area
  Total 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation 539.6 m (1,770.3 ft)
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Prezid (pronounced [ˈpɾeːzit]) is a small settlement in the hills north of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Vrhnika.[2]

Name

The name Prezid literally means 'before the wall', referring to the remnants of a Roman wall located in the neighboring settlement of Jerinov Grič.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Vrhnika municipal site
  3. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 454–455.


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