Landol
Landol | |
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Coordinates: 45°47′34.17″N 14°7′57.52″E / 45.7928250°N 14.1326444°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
Municipality | Postojna |
Area | |
• Total | 4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 540.9 m (1,774.6 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,210 |
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Landol (pronounced [lanˈdou̯ː]; Italian: Landolo) is a village in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Name
Landol was attested in written sources as Landol in 1313 (and as Londol in 1335, Landovia in 1398, and Lanndaw in 1406). The name is a compound, formed from *lani 'hind, female red deer' + dol 'valley', thus 'red deer valley'. Compare also Runtole, formerly known as Landoll, as well as Jelendol for a name with the same semantic motivation.[3]
History
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A major trade route connecting Ljubljana with the sea passed through Landol from Roman times until the mid-18th century. A toll house, mentioned in written sources in 1398, was established in the village, and there was also a customs office.[4]
Slovenian Partisans were active in the area during the Second World War and had a bunker in the area. In December 1944, the Partisans burned the lumber at the sawmill in the hamlet of Brinje. The steam-powered sawmill stopped operating in 1948.[4]
Churches
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There are two churches in the settlement. The church in the hamlet of Brinje is dedicated to
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Postojna municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 175–176, 225–226.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 254.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Landol at Wikimedia Commons
- Landol on Geopedia