Žabjak, Radenci

Žabjak (pronounced [ˈʒaːbjak], German: Krottendorf[2]) is a former village in northeastern Slovenia in the Municipality of Radenci. It is now part of the village of Boračeva.[3] It is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.

Žabjak
Žabjak is located in Slovenia
Žabjak
Žabjak
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°38′12″N 16°00′34″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityRadenci
Elevation
[1]
240 m (790 ft)

Geography

Žabjak lies southwest of the village center of Boračeva on the edge of the Mura Basin.[1][3] It is a scattered settlement below the neighboring village of Janžev Vrh.[3]

Name

The name Žabjak is derived from the Slovene common noun žaba 'frog'. This is also the basis of similar Slovene toponyms such as Žabnica, Žabče, Žablje, and Žabja vas, referring to a damp place where frogs lived.[4]

History

Žabjak ceased to exist as a separate settlement in 1949, when it was annexed by Boračeva.[5][6]

References
  1. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 381.
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 187.
  3. Savnik, Roman (1980). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 36.
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 485.
  5. Stenografski zapiski Ljudske skupščine Ljudske republike Slovenije. V. redno zasedanje 6. maja 1949 in VI. redno zasedanje 21. oktobra 1949. Ljubljana: Ljudksa skupščina LRS. 1949. p. 75.
  6. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. p. 121.
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