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Potok
Potok is located in SloveniaPotokPotokLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°09′49″N 14°32′04″E / 46.16361°N 14.53444°E / 46.16361; 14.53444
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityVodice
Elevation337 m (1,106 ft)

Potok (pronounced [ˈpɔːtɔk]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Šinkov Turn. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Geography

Potok lies in the Skaručna Basin east of the center of Šinkov Turn. It consists of two parts: Zgornji Potok ('upper Potok') and Spodnji Potok ('lower Potok'). A tributary of Graben Creek flows west of Potok.

Name

The name Potok comes from the Slovene common noun potok 'creek'. Toponyms containing the element potok 'creek' are common in Slovenia. In some older sources, the names of Potok and Šinkov Turn were written together as a paired settlement; for example, Potok-Šinkovturn (German: Potok-Schenkenthurn).

History

Potok was annexed by Šinkov Turn in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.

References

  1. Vodice municipal site
  2. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 386.
  3. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 209.
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 325.
  5. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 141.
  6. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 81, 104.
  7. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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