Tlaka () is a settlement south of
Gabrovka in the
Municipality of Litija in central
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Sava Statistical Region
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.
Name
Tlaka was attested in written sources as ''Prait'' in 1360, ''Ober Praӱtt'' in 1498, and ''Natlakach'' in 1505, among other names. The name ''Tlaka'' is derived from the Slovene common noun ''tlaka'', originally referring to voluntary collective labor, and later to
corvée under feudalism. It refers to a place where collective labor was performed. Because places with this name generally do not lie near old
Roman roads
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, the suggestion that the name is derived from ''tlak'' '
pavement' is unlikely.
History
Traces of a late
Bronze Age
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settlement have been found in the area.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 21657 The residents of the settlement were once serfs of Turn Manor northwest of the village.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Tlaka include:
*Anton Pevc (1885–1967), dairy and livestock expert
References
External links
Tlaka on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Litija
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