Voglje (pronounced [ˈʋoːɡljɛ]; German: Winklern[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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  Voglje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′54.66″N 14°26′7.5″E / 46.2151833°N 14.435417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Šenčur |
| Elevation | 371.2 m (1,217.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 639 |
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Name
editVoglje was attested in written sources in 1247 as in villa Winkeler (and as Winchleren in 1313 and Winklern in 1408). The Slovene name developed from the plural accusative demonym *Ǫgъľane, derived from the common noun *ǫgъlъ (> Sln. vogel) 'corner; upper part of a mountain chain; place where two ridges diverge', and therefore originally refers to the residents of such a location.[3]
Church
editThe local church is dedicated to Saint Simon and Saint Jude and was built in 1750 on the site of an earlier church.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 462–463.
- ^ Šenčur municipal site
External links
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