Okrog pri Motniku

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
Okrog pri Motniku
Spodnji Okrog (1952–1955)
46°13′38.4″N 14°49′59.63″E / 46.227333°N 14.8332306°E / 46.227333; 14.8332306
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityKamnik
Area
 • Total9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Elevation
783.8 m (2,571.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total61
[1]

Okrog pri Motniku (pronounced [ɔˈkɾoːk pɾi mɔˈtniːku]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

In 1952, the three former villages of Peteržilje, Spodnji Okrog, and Zgornji Okrog were combined into a single village named Spodnji Okrog.[2] In 1955, the name of the settlement was changed from Spodnji Okrog to Okrog pri Motniku.[2][3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born in Okrog pri Motniku include:

  • Andrej Volkar (1847–1930), lawyer[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 71, 75, 95, 120.
  3. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 191.
  5. ^ Sajovic, Rudolf (1939). Pol stoletja društva 'Pravnik': spominska knjiga. Ljubljana: Društvo Pravnik. p. 115.

External links

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