Koprivnik, Žiri

Koprivnik
Koprivnik

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°4′38.48″N 14°3′37.42″E / 46.0773556°N 14.0603944°E / 46.0773556; 14.0603944Coordinates: 46°4′38.48″N 14°3′37.42″E / 46.0773556°N 14.0603944°E / 46.0773556; 14.0603944
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Žiri
Area
  Total 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 662.5 m (2,173.6 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 103
[1]

Koprivnik (pronounced [kɔˈpɾiːu̯nik]; German: Kopriunik[2]) is a small dispersed settlement northwest of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] It consists of isolated farms in the hills above the right bank of Sovodenjščica Creek (a.k.a. Hobovščica Creek), extending from the Javorščica Gorge to the hills above Fužine. The territory of the settlement ranges between 515 and 810 m in elevation.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 59.
  3. Žiri municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 364.

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