Praprotno () is a small settlement in the
Municipality of Škofja Loka
The Municipality of Škofja Loka (; sl, Občina Škofja Loka) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Škofja Loka. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October ...
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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.
Name
Praprotno was attested in historical sources in German as ''Varngried'' in 1291 and ''Varengriet'' in 1414, and in Slovene as ''Praprotsch'' in 1476. Like the older German names (cf. ''Farn'' '
fern
A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...
'), the name ''Praprotno'' is derived from the Slovene word ''praprot'' 'fern' and, like similar names (e.g., ''
Praproče'', ''
Parpreče'', ''
Praprotno Brdo'', and ''
Paprače'' = german: Farrendorf), it originally referred to the local vegetation.
References
External links
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Praprotno at Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Škofja Loka
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