Malo Hudo (; german: Pösendorf
) is a settlement just west of
Ivančna Gorica in the historical region of
Lower Carniola in central
Slovenia. The
Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
The Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (; sl, Občina Ivančna Gorica) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ivančna Gorica. Ivančna Gorica became a municipa ...
is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Hudo'' to ''Malo Hudo'' (literally, 'little Hudo') in 1953. The name ''Hudo'' is derived from the adjective ''hud'' 'bad, poor' and, as in similar names (e.g., ''
Huje''), refers to poor
soil quality in the region.
In the past the German name was ''Pösendorf''.
References
External links
Malo Hudo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
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