Potok (, in older sources ''Farji Potok'' or ''Farjev Potok'',
) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Železniki in the
Upper Carniola
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region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
The name of the settlement, ''Potok'', literally means 'creek, stream'. The older Slovene name, ''Farji Potok'' (literally, 'Parish Creek'), as well as the semantically equivalent German name ''Pfaffenbach'', refers to land in the village that was owned by Saint Anthony's parish church in
Železniki.
The village lies at confluence of Šturm Creek (''Šturmova grapa'') with Matevžek Creek (''Matevžkova grapa''), where they create Parish Creek (''Farji potok''), a tributary of the
Davča River.
References
External links
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Potok on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Železniki
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