Klenovik, Zagorje ob Savi

Klenovik
Klenovik Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′56″N 14°59′53″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Zagorje ob Savi
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)

Klenovik (pronounced [ˈkleːnɔʋik], sometimes Klenovnik^[1]) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi. It is now part of the village of Rodež.^[2] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region.

Geography

Klenovik is the core hamlet of the scattered settlement of Rodež.^[2] It stands below the north slope of Orljek Hill (elevation 895 meters or 2,936 feet).

Name

The name Klenovik is derived from the common noun klen 'field maple', referring to the local vegetation.^[3]

History

Klenovik had a population of 37 (in seven houses) in 1890,^[4] and—in a differently defined scope of the settlement—nine (in two houses) in 1900.^[1] Klenovik was annexed by Rodež in 1952, ending its existence as a separate settlement.^[5][6]

References

1. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 95.
2. Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 459.
3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 189.
4. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 65.
5. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 49, 88.
6. Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. p. 46.

External links

• Klenovik on Geopedia