Zminec (; german: Sminz
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 64.]) is a village on the left bank of the
Poljanščica River 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
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region of
Slovenia
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Name
Zminec was attested in historical sources as ''Trachen'' in 1291 and 1392, ''Traken'' in 1421, and ''Smintzi'' in 1501.
The Slovene name comes from the adjective ''*zmьjьnъ'' 'snake's, dragon's' (from the common noun ''*zmьjь'' 'snake, dragon'), as confirmed by the medieval attestations containing
Middle High German
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''trachen'' 'dragon'. The reason for the name is unknown, but it may be connected to the Slovene plant name ''zminec'' '
snakeshead', also derived from ''*zmьjь'' 'snake, dragon'.
References
External links
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Zminec on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Škofja Loka
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