Podlonk

Village in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Podlonk

Village

Podlonk

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°13′59.24″N 14°7′31.77″E﻿ / ﻿46.2331222°N 14.1254917°E﻿ / 46.2331222; 14.1254917
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional Region| Upper Carniola
Statistical region| Upper Carniola
Municipality| Železniki
Elevation

| 772.4 m (2,534.1 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total

| 159
[1]

Podlonk (pronounced [pɔˈdlɔːŋk]; German: Podlong[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

## Name

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The name Podlonk is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection: pod 'below' + Lonk, referring to Lonk Hill (elevation 786 meters or 2,579 feet) immediately east of the village. The settlement was known as Podlong in German.[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. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 62.

## External links

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* Media related to Podlonk at Wikimedia Commons
* Podlonk on Geopedia

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Municipality of Železniki

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Železniki

| Current|

* Davča
* Dolenja Vas
* Dražgoše
* Golica
* Kališe
* Lajše
* Martinj Vrh
* Ojstri Vrh
* Osojnik
* Podlonk
* Podporezen
* Potok
* Prtovč
* Ravne
* Rudno
* Selca
* Smoleva
* Spodnja Sorica
* Spodnje Danje
* Studeno
* Topolje
* Torka
* Zabrdo
* Zabrekve
* Zala
* Zali Log
* Zgornja Sorica
* Zgornje Danje

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Former|

* Češnjica
* Jesenovec
* Škovine

Landmarks|

* Dražgoše War Memorial
* Železniki Museum

Notable people|

* Ivan Grohar
* France Koblar

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