Volog
Volog | |
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Volog Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′58.79″N 14°52′50.68″E / 46.2829972°N 14.8807444°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Nazarje |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380.5 m (1,248.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 138 |
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Volog (pronounced [ˈʋɔːlɔk]) is a small settlement west of Šmartno ob Dreti in the Municipality of Nazarje in Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
Name
Volog was attested in written sources as Wolog in 1231 and as Wuͤlog in 1383. The name Volog is derived from the noun *ǫlogъ, a dialect variant of *logъ '(swampy) meadow; (marshy) grove', referring to the local terrain. This base form is also found in the Hutsul dialect word улога (uloha) 'level field'.[3]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Nazarje municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 465.
External links
- Volog on Geopedia
- Media related to Volog at Wikimedia Commons