Podlonk (;
) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Železniki
The Municipality of Železniki (; ) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Železniki.
The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former large ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
Name
The name ''Podlonk'' is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection: ''pod'' 'below' + ''Lonk'', referring to Lonk Hill (elevation ) immediately east of the village. The settlement was known as ''Podlong'' in German.
References
External links
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Podlonk on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Železniki
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