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Binkelj

Coordinates: 46°10′28.73″N 14°17′48.23″E / 46.1746472°N 14.2967306°E / 46.1746472; 14.2967306
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Binkelj
Binkelj is located in Slovenia
Binkelj
Binkelj
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′28.73″N 14°17′48.23″E / 46.1746472°N 14.2967306°E / 46.1746472; 14.2967306
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation
368.5 m (1,209.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total164
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Binkelj (pronounced [ˈbiːŋkəl]; German: Winkel[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Urban expansion has made it an actual continuous part of the town of Škofja Loka.

Name

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Binkelj was attested in written sources in 1300 as in dem Winchel (and as ze Alten Lak zu Winkhel in 1392, am Puhel before 1492, and im Winkhel in 1500).[3][4] The name is derived from Middle High German winkel 'corner, secluded area, hiding place'.[4] In the past the German name was Winkel.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  3. ^ "Binkelj". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 61.
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