Daber (pronounced [ˈdaːbəɾ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on a plateau above the valley of the Idrijca River.[2] It includes the hamlet of Nart.
Daber | |
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Village | |
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  Daber Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°6′56.14″N 13°53′5.62″E / 46.1155944°N 13.8848944°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Tolmin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 641.9 m (2,106.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 29 |
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Name
editThe name Daber is believed to derive from the Slovene common noun debèr 'ravine'. If so, it is related to names like Deber (a neighborhood of Augsdorf in Velden am Wörther See, Austria), Dabar (in Croatia), and Debar (in North Macedonia).[3]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Tolmin municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 106.
External links
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Media related to Daber at Wikimedia Commons- Daber on Geopedia
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