Spodnje Jelenje
Spodnje Jelenje | |
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  Spodnje Jelenje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′34.49″N 15°0′15.33″E / 46.0429139°N 15.0042583°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Litija |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 729.5 m (2,393.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 30 |
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Spodnje Jelenje (pronounced [ˈspoːdnjɛ jɛˈleːnjɛ]; in older sources also Dolenje Jelenje,[2] German: Unterjeline[2]) is a small settlement northwest of Dole pri Litiji in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Name
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The name Spodnje Jelenje literally means 'lower Jelenje'; it lies about 37 meters (121 ft) lower in elevation than neighboring Gorenje Jelenje (literally, 'upper Jelenje'). Spodnje Jelenje was attested in historical sources together with Gorenje Jelenje as Hiersueld in 1406 and Hirsveld in 1419, and separately as Nidernhirsueld in 1444 and Nyder Hyrssenueld in 1445, among other variations.[4] The name is derived from the common noun jelen 'deer'. Together with Jelenska Reber, the names of these villages are believed to refer to a deer park that the castle lords in the Central Sava Valley maintained for hunting in the area.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 90.
- ^ Litija municipal site
- ^ "Spodnje Jelenje". Slovenska historična topografija. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 263, 282.
External links
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