Podpulfrca (pronounced [pɔtˈpuːlfəɾtsa], in older sources Podpurflica[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Podpulfrca | |
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  Podpulfrca Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′20.03″N 14°17′42.57″E / 46.1555639°N 14.2951583°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Škofja Loka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 38 |
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Name
editPodpulfrca is also known as Podpurfelca in the local dialect.[3] The name is a fused prepositional phrase: pod 'below' + pulfrca 'gunpowder mill'. The latter element refers to a stamp mill used for producing gunpowder that was located there, and in 1584 the name of the village was recorded as Pulferstamph 'gunpowder mill' (i.e., German Pulverstampf).[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 65.
- ^ a b Planina, France (1981). "Imena naselij v loški občini". Loški razgledi. 28 (1): 212, 224. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Pokorn, Franc (1894). "Loka". Dom in svet. 7: 182. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
External links
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