Podlonk
Podlonk (pronounced [pɔˈdlɔːŋk]; German: Podlong[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Podlonk | |
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Village | |
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  Podlonk Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′59.24″N 14°7′31.77″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Železniki |
| Elevation | 772.4 m (2,534.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 159 |
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Name
The name Podlonk is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection: pod 'below' + Lonk, referring to Lonk Hill (elevation 786 meters or 2,579 feet) immediately east of the village. The settlement was known as Podlong in German.[2]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 62.
External links
Media related to Podlonk at Wikimedia Commons- Podlonk on Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Železniki
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