Spodnji Mamolj

Spodnji Mamolj
Spodnji Mamolj
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′56″N 14°55′24″E / 46.06556°N 14.92333°E / 46.06556; 14.92333
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityLitija
Elevation
608 m (1,995 ft)

Spodnji Mamolj (pronounced [ˈspoːdnji ˈmaːmɔl], in older sources Dolenji Mamolj,[1] German: Untermamol)[1] is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Mamolj.[2] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Geography

Spodnji Mamolj stands in the southeastern part of Mamolj, on the road to Gradiške Laze.

Name

The name Spodnji Mamolj literally means 'lower Mamolj'. It is paired with neighboring Zgornji Mamolj (literally, 'upper Mamolj'), which stands abut 67 meters (220 ft) higher in elevation. The settlement was known as Untermamol in German.[1]

History

Spodnji Mamolj had a population of 40 living in five houses in 1900.[1] Spodnji Mamolj was annexed by Mamolj in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 95.
  2. ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 273.
  3. ^ Litija municipal site
  4. ^ Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. pp. 63, 95.