Padovo pri Osilnici

Padovo pri Osilnici (pronounced [ˈpaːdɔʋɔ pɾi ɔˈsiːu̯nitsi]; in older sources also Padova,[2] German: Padua[2]) is a small settlement in the hills above the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Padovo pri Osilnici
Padovo pri Osilnici is located in Slovenia
Padovo pri Osilnici
Padovo pri Osilnici
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′30.89″N 14°42′56.97″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityOsilnica
Area
  Total0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation
481 m (1,578 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total13
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Padovo to Padovo pri Osilnici in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Padua.[2]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
  3. Oslinica municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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