Prezid
Prezid is located in Slovenia
Prezid
Prezid
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′6.93″N 14°13′21.12″E / 45.9519250°N 14.2225333°E / 45.9519250; 14.2225333
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityVrhnika
Area
  Total0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation
539.6 m (1,770.3 ft)
[1]

Prezid (pronounced [ˈpɾeːzit]) is a small settlement in the hills north of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Vrhnika.[2]

Name

The name Prezid literally means 'before the wall', referring to the remnants of a Roman wall located in the neighboring settlement of Jerinov Grič.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Vrhnika municipal site
  3. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 454–455.


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