Jama
Jama is located in Slovenia
Jama
Jama
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′49.55″N 14°23′59.42″E / 46.1970972°N 14.3998389°E / 46.1970972; 14.3998389
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Area
 • Total1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
365.2 m (1,198.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total202
[1]

Jama (pronounced [ˈjaːma]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Geography

Jama stands above Lake Trboje—the reservoir of the Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant,[3] which was created in 1986—and the now-submerged Zarica Gorge. The gorge is composed of conglomerate rock, which was used to make millstones.[4] A cave known as Ulrich's Grotto (Slovene: Urhov kevder) lies below the village in the former gorge. The cave is 8 meters (26 ft) long.[5]

Name

Jama was attested in historical sources as Luͦg in 1291, Lug in 1383, Ernluͤg in 1392, and Lueg in 1497, among other variations.[6] The historical German name (cf. Old High German luog 'cave, den') and the modern Slovene name Jama (literally, 'cave') refer to the local geography.[7]

Church

Saint Leonard's Church

The village church is dedicated to Saint Leonard.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Kranj municipal site
  3. ↑ "Naselja: Jama". Geopedia.si. Geodetski inštitut Slovenije; Synergise, d. o. o. May 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 158.
  5. ↑ "Urhov kevder". eKataster jam. Društvo za raziskovanje jam Ljubljana. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jama". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 173.
  8. ↑ Družina RC Church journal site


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