Hribi, Lukovica

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°11′40.43″N 14°53′30.07″E / 46.1945639°N 14.8916861°E / 46.1945639; 14.8916861Country SloveniaTraditional regionUpper CarniolaStatistical regionCentral SloveniaMunicipalityLukovicaArea
 • Total4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total50[1]

Hribi (pronounced [ˈxɾiːbi]) is a dispersed settlement near Trojane in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It includes the hamlets of Hribi and Zapleš (in older sources also Za Plešjo,[3] German: Saplesch[3]) to the south, Lebenice to the north, and Velika Raven (German: Welkaraun)[3] and Drtno to the west.[4]

Name

The name Hribi literally means 'hills', referring to the settlement's terrain. Hribi was attested in written sources as Berg in 1430 and Vhribich in 1571.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Lukovica municipal site Archived 2008-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 88.
  5. ^ "Hribi". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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