Padovo pri Osilnici (pronounced [ˈpaːdɔʋɔ pɾi ɔˈsiːu̯nitsi]; in older sources also Padova,[2] German: Padua[2]) is a small settlement in the hills above the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Padovo pri Osilnici | |
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  Padovo pri Osilnici Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′30.89″N 14°42′56.97″E / 45.5419139°N 14.7158250°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Osilnica |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 13 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Padovo to Padovo pri Osilnici in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Padua.[2]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b c Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
- ^ Oslinica municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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