Trnovec ( or ) is a
dispersed settlement
A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a numb ...
in the hills southwest of
Medvode
Medvode (; german: Zwischenwässern''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality o ...
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 place name ''Trnovec'' (and related names such as ''Trnovce'', ''
Trnovče'', ''
Trnovci'', and ''
Trnovska vas'') is common in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun ''trn'' 'thorn', referring to a place where thorny brush grows.
Gallery
File:Trnovec Slovenia - Partisan memorial.JPG, Partisan memorial in Trnovec
References
External links
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Trnovec on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Medvode
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