Kovski Vrh (; german: Kouskiwerch
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.]) is a small settlement above
Visoko
Visoko ( sr-cyrl, Високо, ) is a city located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 39,938 inhabitants with 11,205 livi ...
in the
Municipality of Škofja Loka
The Municipality of Škofja Loka (; sl, Občina Škofja Loka) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Škofja Loka. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
Kovski Vrh is one of several neighboring villages whose names end with ''vrh'' 'peak' (cf.
Bukov Vrh,
Črni Vrh,
Srednji Vrh, and
Valterski Vrh
Valterski Vrh () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Geography
Valterski Vrh stands next to Golec Hill () on a ridge between the valleys of Sovpat (or Sopot) Creek to the west and Hi ...
). The modifier ''kovski'' derives from the common noun ''kolk'', dialect ''kovk'' 'hill';
the name therefore means 'hill peak'.
References
External links
Kovski Vrh at Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Škofja Loka
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