Col, Ajdovščina

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Col
Podvelb (archaic)
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Col is located in Slovenia
Col
Col
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°52′48.44″N 14°0′7″E / 45.8801222°N 14.00194°E / 45.8801222; 14.00194Coordinates: 45°52′48.44″N 14°0′7″E / 45.8801222°N 14.00194°E / 45.8801222; 14.00194
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityAjdovščina
Area
 • Total2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Elevation
611.3 m (2,005.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total498
[1]

Col (pronounced [ˈtsɔu̯]; archaic Podvelb,[2] Italian: Zolla,[3] German: Zoll[2][4]) is a settlement on the edge of a karst plateau overlooking the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[4] It is now generally regarded as part of the Slovenian Littoral. A Roman road led through the settlement. Its location overlooking the valley on the main route leading inland was used in the Middle Ages and later as a checkpoint between the Littoral region and Carniola. Trilek Castle is located on the eastern outskirts of the village.

Name[]

The settlement was first attested in written sources as Zoll oder Podgweld and Zoll oder Podgwelb in 1763–1787. The Slovene name Col is borrowed from Middle High German zol (modern German Zoll) 'toll' or 'customs duty'.[3][5] Col is located on the border between the historical Habsburg crown lands of Carniola and Gorizia and was a collection point for tolls.[3] Col was originally known as Podvelb (German: Podgwelb; literally, 'below the arch') in reference to a castle that formerly stood near Saint Leonard's Church.[2][6]

Church[]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Uebersicht der in Folge a. h. Entschließung vom 26. Juli 1849 genehmigten provisorischen Gerichtseintheilung des Kronlandes Krain". Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung (141). November 24, 1849. p. 24.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 91.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 140.
  5. ^ Ajdovščina municipal site Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 21.
  7. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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