Potok
Potok is located in Slovenia
Potok
Potok
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°58′52.69″N 14°7′42.79″E / 45.9813028°N 14.1285528°E / 45.9813028; 14.1285528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityIdrija
Area
  Total1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation
746.6 m (2,449.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total29
[1]

Potok (pronounced [ˈpɔːtɔk]) is a small settlement in the hills east of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region.[2] It include the hamlet of Mravljišče west of the main village center.

Name

Jakopnik Creek in Potok

The name of the settlement literally means 'creek, stream'. Jakopnik Creek, which eventually feeds the Poljane Sora River, flows through the village.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 124.


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