Žlan

Žlan

Žlan

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Žlan (pronounced [ˈʒlaːn]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It only has six houses and no longer has any permanent residents.

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Name

Žlan was attested in historical sources as Schlan and Shlan in 1763–1787. It may be a borrowing from Bavarian German *Schlewn, which is presumed borrowed from Slovene žleb 'gorge, ravine', thus referring to the local geography.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. [2]
    Tuma, Henrik (1927). "Bohinjski kot" (PDF). Planinski vestnik. 27 (7): 148. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 491–492.
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