Dragomer

Dragomer
Dragomer

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°1′8.19″N 14°22′55.21″E / 46.0189417°N 14.3820028°E / 46.0189417; 14.3820028Coordinates: 46°1′8.19″N 14°22′55.21″E / 46.0189417°N 14.3820028°E / 46.0189417; 14.3820028
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Log-Dragomer
Area
  Total 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation 299.1 m (981.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 1,464
[1]

Dragomer (pronounced [ˈdɾaːɡɔmɛɾ]) is a settlement southwest of Ljubljana in the Municipality of Log-Dragomer in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Dragomer was attested in written sources in 1444 as Dragamer. It is based on a Slavic personal name, *Dragomirъ or *Dragoměrъ, presumably referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[3]

Church

Saint Lawrence's Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Log-Dragomer municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 121.
  4. Brezovica municipal site

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