Orehek

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°13′18″N 14°21′53″E / 46.22167°N 14.36472°E / 46.22167; 14.36472Country SloveniaTraditional regionUpper CarniolaStatistical regionUpper CarniolaMunicipalityKranjElevation371 m (1,217 ft)

Orehek (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːxək], German: Orechek[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Orehek in Kranj.

Name

Orehek was mentioned in written sources as Nusdorff in 1423 and as Nussdorff in 1481.[3] It is derived from the common noun oreh 'walnut', referring to the local vegetation.[4]

Geography

Orehek stands on the right bank of the Sava River, between Labore to the north and Drulovka to the south.[5]

History

Orehek had a population of 93 living in 13 houses in 1869,[2] 86 in 14 houses in 1880,[6] 84 in 15 houses in 1890,[7] and 71 in 13 houses in 1900.[8] Orehek was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[9]

References

  1. ^ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, pp. 248–249.
  2. ^ a b Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 33.
  3. ^ "Orehek". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 292.
  5. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 160.
  6. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 52.
  7. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 47.
  8. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 54.
  9. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 53, 72.

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  • Media related to Orehek at Wikimedia Commons
  • Orehek on Geopedia
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