Spodnja Velka () is a settlement in the
Slovene Hills
The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice, german: Windische Bühel or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country and ...
( sl, Slovenske gorice) in the
Municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Å entilj in northeastern
Slovenia
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.
Name
The name ''Spodnja Velka'' literally means 'lower Velka', contrasting with neighboring ''
Zgornja Velka
Zgornja Velka () is a dispersed settlement in the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice) southeast of Sladki Vrh in the Municipality of Å entilj in northeastern Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Zgornja Velka'' literally means 'upper Velka', contrasting w ...
'' (literally, 'upper Velka'), which lies about higher in elevation. The two settlements were attested in written sources as ''Welich'' in 1319, ''Welik'' in 1324, and ''Weliken'' in 1360. The toponym is derived from a hydronym, *''Velika (voda/reka)'' 'big (creek/river)', referring to Velka Creek, a left tributary of the
Pesnica River.
References
External links
Spodnja Velka on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Å entilj
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