Porezen (; in older sources also ''Porzen''
) 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 num ...
on the northern slopes of a hill also named Porezen above the
Bača Valley in the
Municipality of Tolmin
The Municipality of Tolmin (; ) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its seat and largest settlement is Tolmin. It borders Italy.
History
In ancient times the area was inhabited by the Illyrians and then by the Romans. In the 6th century ...
in the
Littoral
The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely i ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
Name
Porezen was attested in historical sources as ''Poworsona'' in 1523, ''Possenikh'' in 1560, ''Potporsna'' in 1591, and ''Podporsnam'' in 1633. The name is reconstructed with the prefix ''pod'' 'below' as *''Podvrěsьno'', referring to a location below a peak called *''Vrěsni vrh'' or *''Vresnik''—referring to the treeless peak southeast of the village now also called ''Porezen'' (elevation: ), which was covered in heather ().
References
External links
Porezen on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Tolmin
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