Vidrga
Vidrga | |
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  Vidrga Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:46°8′6.2″N14°51′34.47″E/ 46.135056°N 14.8595750°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Zagorje ob Savi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.99 km2(0.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430.4 m (1,412.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 97 |
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Vidrga(pronounced[ˈʋiːdəɾɡa];in older sources alsoViderga[2]) is a small settlement in theMunicipality of Zagorje ob Saviin centralSlovenia.It lies north ofVačeon the main road fromMoravčetoIzlake.The area is part of the traditional region ofUpper Carniola.It is now included with the rest of the municipality in theCentral Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Name
[edit]The nameVidrgais believed to be derived from a pre-Slavic hydronym etymologically related toIdrijawith aprothetic-v.[4]
History
[edit]Vidrga was a hamlet ofKandršeuntil 1998, when it was separated from it and made a separate village.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine.1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 326.
- ^Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
- ^Bezlaj, France. 1977.Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika,vol. 1. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, p. 208.
- ^Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Vidrga, Zagorje ob Savi
External links
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