Nemška Vas na Blokah

Nemška Vas na Blokah
Nemška Vas na Blokah Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°46′41.88″N 14°30′14.39″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Bloke
Area
• Total	1.45 km^2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation	724.63 m (2,377.40 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	30
• Density	21/km^2 (54/sq mi)
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Nemška Vas na Blokah (pronounced [ˈnéːmʃka ˈʋáːs na ˈblòːkax, - ˈblóː-]; German: Deutschdorf[2]) is a small village immediately north of Nova Vas in the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Nemška Vas na Blokah was attested in historical sources as Theutstendorf in 1377 and Dewͤczendorff in 1427, among other spellings.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Nemška vas to Nemška vas na Blokah in 1953.[5] Both the Slovene and German names of the village mean 'German village', referring to a settlement of ethnic Germans in what was otherwise Slovene ethnic territory.[6]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 130.
3. Bloke municipal site
4. "Nemška Vas na Blokah". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
6. Melik, Anton (1963). Slovenija. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica. p. 315.

External links

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• Nemška Vas na Blokah on Geopedia