Pekel () is a small settlement in the
Municipality of Trebnje
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in eastern
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 ...
. It lies just north of Trebnje itself on the road to
Račje Selo. The municipality is included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The entire area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola.
Name
Pekel was attested in written sources in 1436 as ''Hellentorf''. Across Slovenia there are many oronyms, regional names, and microtoponyms named ''Pekel'' 'hell'. In folk geography, the name was used to metaphorically designate chasms, caves, shafts, and other narrow, dark places; for example, in
Kropa
Kropa () is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The settlement was first attested in 1498 as ''Chropp'' or ''Krupp''. It is believed to derive from the identical hydronym (now Kroparica Cr ...
there is an
oeconym ''Pekel'' originally referring to a blacksmith's shop. Semantically related names in Slovenia include Devil's Hole ( sl, Vragova luknja) in the settlement of
Okrog and Devil's Ravine ( sl, Hudičev graben) in the settlement of
Parož.
See also
Pekel, Maribor
Pekel ( or ) is a settlement north of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.
Name
Pekel was attested in written sources circa 1500 as ''in der Hell''. The name is pronounced ''Pêkel'' (corresponding to ...
,
Hell Cave
Hell Cave ( sl, Jama Pekel) is a karst cave in the settlement of Zalog pri Šempetru in Slovenia.
Name
Across Slovenia there are many oronyms, regional names, and microtoponyms named ''Pekel'' or 'hell'. In folk geography, the name was used to ...
, and
Hell Gorge
Hell Gorge ( sl, soteska Pekel) is a gorge in central Slovenia, located near the settlement of Ohonica, southwest of the village of Borovnica and from Ljubljana. Borovniščica Creek has created many erosion features such as pools, rapids, ...
.
References
External links
Pekel on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Trebnje
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