Volčja Draga (; it, Valvolciana) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko
The Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko (; sl, Občina Renče - Vogrsko, it, Comune di Ranziano-Voghersca) is a municipality in the ''Goriška'' region of Slovenia. It was created in 2006, when it split from the City Municipality of Nova Gorica. in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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Name
The name ''Volčja Draga'' literally means 'wolf valley'. The first part of the name is derived from the Slovene adjective ''volčji'' (literally, 'wolf'), which may refer to the animal (< ''volk'' 'wolf') or to the related Slavic personal name ''*Vьlkъ''. The second part of the name is from the common noun ''draga'' 'small, narrow valley', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.
[Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 120, 465.]
Industry
Volčja Draga has many factories and independent tradesmen.
References
External links
Volčja Draga on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Renče-Vogrsko
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