Dežno pri Podlehniku (pronounced [ˈdɛːʒnɔ pɾi pɔˈdleːxniku]) is a settlement in the Haloze Hills in the Municipality of Podlehnik in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
Dežno pri Podlehniku | |
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  Dežno pri Podlehniku Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′51.93″N 15°51′24.44″E / 46.3310917°N 15.8567889°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Podlehnik |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 245.7 m (806.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 88 |
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Name
editThe settlement was recorded in written sources in 1275 as in Dezzken and in 1440 as im ... Desachen, Deschene. The name is probably derived from the common noun deža 'squat round vessel', also used in the metaphorical sense 'hollow carved by water'.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Dežno to Dežno pri Podlehniku (literally, 'Dežno near Podlehnik') in 1953.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Podlehnik municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 109.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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