Daber, Tolmin

Daber (pronounced [ˈdaːbəɾ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on a plateau above the valley of the Idrijca River.[2] It includes the hamlet of Nart.

Daber
Village
Daber is located in Slovenia
Daber
Daber
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′56.14″N 13°53′5.62″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityTolmin
Area
  Total1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
641.9 m (2,106.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total29
[1]

Name

The name Daber is believed to derive from the Slovene common noun debèr 'ravine'. If so, it is related to names like Deber (a neighborhood of Augsdorf in Velden am Wörther See, Austria), Dabar (in Croatia), and Debar (in North Macedonia).[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Tolmin municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 106.


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