Dežno pri Podlehniku () is a settlement in the Haloze Hills in the Municipality of Podlehnik in eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the

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region. It is now included in the

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Name

The settlement was recorded in written sources in 1275 as ''in Dezzken'' and in 1440 as ''im ... Desachen, Deschene''. The name is probably derived from the common noun ''deža'' 'squat round vessel', also used in the metaphorical sense 'hollow carved by water'. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Dežno'' to ''Dežno pri Podlehniku'' (literally, 'Dežno near Podlehnik') in 1953.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

References

External links

Dežno pri Podlehniku on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Podlehnik {{Podlehnik-geo-stub