Gmajnica

Gmajnica
Gmajnica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°12′29.53″N 14°32′41.52″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Komenda
Area
• Total	0.27 km^2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation	343 m (1,125 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	297
[1]

Gmajnica (pronounced [ˈɡmaːi̯nitsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Komenda in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Gmajnica is a diminutive of the common noun gmajna 'commons', referring to land that was jointly owned and used by the village community. The noun gmajna is a borrowing from Middle High German gemeine, with the same meaning, and it is found in other Slovene toponyms such as Gmajna near Krško.[2]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 141.

External links

• Media related to Gmajnica at Wikimedia Commons
• Gmajnica on Geopedia