Žlan () is a small settlement in the
Municipality of Bohinj
The Municipality of Bohinj ( sl, Občina Bohinj) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Bohinjska Bistrica. The municipality had 5,222 inhabitants in 2002.
Settlements
In addition to t ...
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 ...
. It only has six houses and no longer has any permanent residents.
Name
Žlan was attested in historical sources as ''Schlan'' and ''Shlan'' in 1763–1787. It may be a borrowing from Bavarian German ''*Schlewn'', which is presumed borrowed from Slovene ''žleb'' 'gorge, ravine', thus referring to the local geography.
References
External links
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Žlan on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj
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