Nova_Vas,_Bloke

Nova Vas, Bloke

Nova Vas, Bloke

Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia

Nova Vas (pronounced [ˈnɔːʋa ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Nova vas, German: Neudorf[3]) is the largest village and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]

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Name

Nova Vas was attested in written sources as villa nova in 1282, Newndorf in 1341, and Newdarff in 1499, among other spellings.[5] The name Nova vas literally means 'new village', designating a settlement that was created later than nearby villages. Nova vas is a common toponym in Slovenia.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.
  2. [2]
    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. [3]
    Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 130.
  4. [4]
    Bloke municipal site
  5. [5]
    "Nova vas". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  6. [6]
    Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 448.
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