Spodnji Okrog

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Spodnji Okrog
Kozji Hrbet
Spodnji Okrog Slovenia 3.jpg
Spodnji Okrog is located in Slovenia
Spodnji Okrog
Spodnji Okrog
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′23″N 14°50′11″E / 46.22306°N 14.83639°E / 46.22306; 14.83639Coordinates: 46°13′23″N 14°50′11″E / 46.22306°N 14.83639°E / 46.22306; 14.83639
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityKamnik
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)

Spodnji Okrog (pronounced [ˈspoːdnji ɔˈkɾoːk]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Okrog pri Motniku.[1] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Geography[]

Spodnji Okrog lies below the southern slope of Deer Peak (Jelen vrh, elevation: 850 meters or 2,790 feet), about 800 meters (2,600 ft) north of the main road through Špitalič in the valley of Motnišnica Creek.

Name[]

Spodnji Okrog was attested as Puxruk in 1261, Pokkesrukke in 1265, Poxrugkh in 1307, Bukzrukk in 1329, and Puochsruck in 1488.[2] Before the Second World War, the village was known as Kozji Hrbet (in older sources also Kozji herbt;[3] literally, 'goat back').[1][4][5] The name Spodnji Okrog means 'lower Okrog' and contrasts with Zgornji Okrog (literally 'upper Okrog'), which lies about 540 meters (1,770 ft) to the north-northwest. Together with the related name Krog, the name Okrog is relatively common in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun krog 'rounded hill', referring to the local topography.[6]

History[]

In the past, the trade route between the Tuhinj Valley and Špitalič passed through Spodnji Okrog. In 1952, the three former villages of , Spodnji Okrog, and Zgornji Okrog were combined into a single village named Spodnji Okrog.[7] In 1955, the name of the newly combined settlement was changed from Spodnji Okrog to Okrog pri Motniku.[7][8]

Cultural heritage[]

The Mošnik shrine in Spodnji Okrog

There is a chapel-shrine in Spodnji Okrog known as the Mošnik shrine (Slovene: Mošnikova kapelica). It stands in the southern part of the settlement and dates from 1903.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 191.
  2. ^ Mlinarič, Jože (1981). "Posest vetrinjskega samostana na Kranjskem (od leta 1147 do XVII. stoletja)". Zgodovinski časopis. 35 (1–2): 114–116.
  3. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 138.
  4. ^ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 200.
  5. ^ Klobčar, Marija (2016). Na poti v Kamnik. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 22.
  6. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 217.
  7. ^ a b Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 71, 75, 95, 120.
  8. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  9. ^ "Spodnji Okrog pri Motniku - Kapelica". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

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