Sovra () is a small settlement in the
Municipality of Žiri
The Municipality of Žiri ( or ; sl, Občina Žiri) is a Municipalities of Slovenia, municipality in northwestern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Žiri. The area is part of the traditional Upper Carniola region. The entire m ...
in the
Upper Carniola region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It lies in the
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...
of Žirovnica Creek, a tributary of the
Poljane Sora
The Sora (German: ''Zayer'' or ''Zeier'') is a right affluent of the Sava River in the western part of Slovenia. The Sora gathers its waters mainly from the Škofja Loka Hills. Its source branches are the Poljane Sora ( sl, Poljanska Sora, also ) ...
, south of the town of Žiri.
Name
Sovra was attested in written sources as ''Zaevr'' in 1318, ''Sewre'' in 1453, and ''Soure'' in 1500, among other spellings. The name of the village is originally a
hydronym, sharing its name with the Sovra River, as the Poljane Sora is known in its upper course. The name is derived from the common noun *''ső̜vьra'' with the original meaning 'flashy stream' or 'confluence'.
References
External links
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Sovra on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Žiri
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