Lavtarski Vrh (, german: Lauterskiwerch) is a small
dispersed settlement
A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a numb ...
above
ÄŒepulje in the Municipality of
Kranj
Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...
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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.
Geography
Lavtarski Vrh stands on a ridge where the crests of Hrastnik Hill () and Planica Hill () meet. It received a modern road connection in 1965, when the road from
StražiÅ¡Äe was extended westward, toward the
Selca Sora Valley.
Name
Lavtarski Vrh was attested in written sources as ''Waltherschogel'' in 1291, ''Waltersskhiuorch'' in 1584, and ''Woltharski Verch'' in 1610.
It was also recorded in the past as ''Balterskhiwurch''. In 1291 the village's name was also recorded as ''Hrastnica'', named after Hrastnik Hill to the southwest.
It is also known as ''Lavtršnji Vrh'' in the local dialect.
The modern name ''Lavtarski Vrh'' is a result of dialect
metathesis, and it is equivalent to ''
Valterski Vrh
Valterski Vrh () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Å kofja 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 ...
'', a village to the south-southwest.
References
External links
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Lavtarski Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj
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