Todraž
| Todraž | |
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Todraž | |
  Todraž Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°5′10.61″N 14°9′40.68″E / 46.0862806°N 14.1613000°ECoordinates: 46°5′10.61″N 14°9′40.68″E / 46.0862806°N 14.1613000°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Gorenja Vas–Poljane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 418.5 m (1,373.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 9 |
| [1] | |
Todraž (pronounced [ˈtoːdɾaʃ]) is a small settlement southeast of Gorenja Vas in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Name
The name Todraž was first attested in written sources as Witodras in 1291 and 1381 (and Wittodrasy in 1501). These transcriptions indicate that it is derived from *Vitodraž, in turn based on the Slavic personal name Vitodrag.[3]
Uranium mine
The headquarters of the Žirovski Vrh Uranium Mine are in the settlement. The mine was permanently closed in the 1990s. The site is being sanctioned and the company, now funded by the Slovene government, is in charge of the safe closure of the mine and of restoring the environment.[4]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 430.
- ↑ Žirovski Vrh Mine, public company for the closure of the mine, site (Slovene) Archived September 24, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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