Novi Kot (; german: Neuwinkel
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 34.]) is a
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 ...
in the
Municipality of Loški Potok
The Municipality of Loški Potok (; sl, Občina Loški Potok) is a municipality in southern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The municipal administr ...
in southern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
, right on the border with
Croatia
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.
Geography
Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the no ...
and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the au ...
.
Loški Potok municipal site
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Name
The Slovene name ''Novi Kot'' is semantically equivalent to the German name ''Neuwinkel'', both literally meaning 'new combe
A combe (; also spelled coombe or coomb and, in place names, comb) can refer either to a steep, narrow valley, or to a small valley or large hollow on the side of a hill; in any case, it is often understood simply to mean a small valley through wh ...
'. The element ''kot'' in Slovene place names generally refers to the end of a valley or the place where a valley meets the mountains.demonym
A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
for Novi Kot, in addition to the expected ''novokotarski'' and ''Novokotar'', are paralleled by the local terms ''novobinklerski'' and ''Novobinkler'', derived from the German toponym.[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 234.]
History
Novi Kot was founded in the 18th century, when settlers arrived in the area from Loški Potok. In the past, the residents also did seasonal forestry work in Croatia and Hungary. A school was established in the settlement in 1903. Italian troops burned the settlement on 29 July 1942 and imprisoned many of the inhabitants at the Rab concentration camp
The Rab concentration camp ( it, Campo di concentramento per internati civili di Guerra – Arbe; hr, Koncentracijski logor Rab; sl, Koncentracijsko taborišče Rab) was one of several Italian concentration camps. It was established during World ...
, where 46 of them died. When the survivors returned, some of them settled in nearby villages and others renovated their homes. A monument commemorating the victims of the Rab concentration camp was unveiled in the settlement in 1966.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Novi Kot include:
* (1872–1935), chemical engineer and fertilizer and pasturage expert
References
External links
Novi Kot on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Loški Potok
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