Srednji Vrh () 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 ...

in the hills west of

Polhov Gradec Polhov Gradec (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Car ...

in the

Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec The Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Dobrova, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec, Dobrova. History Originally, according to the ''Establishment of Municipalities and Municipal Boundaries ...

in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...

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

The name ''Srednji Vrh'' literally means 'middle peak'. ''Srednji Vrh'' and names like it (e.g., '' Srednje'') indicate that the settlement (or, in this case, the hill associated with it) lay in some sort of central or middle position. The name is unrelated to names derived from ''sreda'' 'Wednesday' (e.g.,

Središče ob Dravi Središče ob Dravi (, ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 230.) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipali ...

).Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 391–392.

Gallery

File:Srednji Vrh Slovenia shrine.JPG, Wayside shrine in Srednji Vrh

References

External links

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Srednji Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec {{DobrovaPolhovGradec-geo-stub