Kot, Vodice

Kot
Kot Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′10″N 14°31′53″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Vodice
Elevation	336 m (1,102 ft)

Kot (pronounced [ˈkoːt], sometimes Podkot[1][2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Koseze. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Geography

Kot stands east of the main settlement of Koseze, along the road to Mengeš at the intersection with a road to Šinkov Turn.[4] Koseze Hill (elevation 467 meters or 1,532 feet) rises above the settlement, with the Strmec Combe cutting into the slope 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) due north.

Name

The name Kot is shared by several villages in Slovenia. It comes from the common noun kot 'closed valley, combe', referring to the place where a valley ends, closed in by mountains or hills.[5] In some older sources, the names of Koseze and Kot were written together as a paired settlement; for example, Kosese in Podkot[1] (German: Koses und Podot),[1] Koseze in Kot[6] (German: Koses und Kot),[6] or Koseze-Kot.[7] The variant name Podkot is a fused prepositional phrase (pod 'below' + kot combe) that has lost case inflection, referring to the Strmec Combe.

History

Together with neighboring Koseze and Potok, Kot was annexed by Šinkov Turn in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[8][9] In 1955, Koseze was made a separate settlement again, together with Kot as a hamlet in the settlement.[10]

References

1. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. November 24, 1849, p. 8.
2. "Odlok o spremembah prostorskih ureditvenih pogojev za plansko celoto Š11 Skaručna". Uradni list Republike Slovenije. 1998 (71): 5490. October 22, 1998. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
3. E-občina. "Občina Vodice" [Vodice municipal site]. vodice.si. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
4. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 379.
5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 205.
6. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 33.
7. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 208.
8. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 52, 104.
9. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
10. Cerovac, Peter (1973). Seznam sprememb naselij SR Slovenije od leta 1948 do 1972. Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. pp. 40, 83.

External links

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