Podlonk (; german: Podlong
) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Železniki
The Municipality of Železniki (; sl, Občina Železniki) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Železniki.
The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, ...
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
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 ...
.
Name
The name ''Podlonk'' is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection: ''pod'' 'below' + ''Lonk'', referring to Lonk Hill (elevation ) immediately east of the village. The settlement was known as ''Podlong'' in German.
References
External links
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Podlonk on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Železniki
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