Knape
Knape is located in Slovenia
Knape
Knape
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′7.76″N 14°15′12.68″E / 46.2188222°N 14.2535222°E / 46.2188222; 14.2535222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
429.4 m (1,408.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total84
[1]

Knape (pronounced [ˈknaːpɛ], German: Knapou[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Knape is derived from the Slovene noun knap 'miner',[4][5] a borrowing from Old High German knappe 'boy, squire, servant'.[6] Iron ore was formerly mined in the Jablenovica Valley east of the village.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 48.
  3. ↑ Crusius, Christian (1800). Topographisches Post-Lexikon aller Ortschaften der k.k. Erbländer. T. 2, welcher Oesterreich nehmlich Inner- Nieder- und Ober-Oesterreich, und die Gebiete Brixen und Trient enthält. Vienna: Schmidt. p. 428.
  4. 1 2 Dolenc, D. (August 23, 1988). "Knape" (PDF). Gorenjski glas. No. 41(64). p. 9. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Fireder, Gregor (2009). Analiza sekundarne odprtosti gozdov na posesti Hrastnik GGE Selca (PDF). Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za gozdarstvo in obnovljive gozdne vire. p. 14. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bezlaj, France (1982). Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika. Vol. 2: K–O. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 48.


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