Iga Vas

Village in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
45°41′24.45″N 14°29′7.85″E / 45.6901250°N 14.4855139°E / 45.6901250; 14.4855139Country SloveniaTraditional regionInner CarniolaStatistical regionLittoral–Inner CarniolaMunicipalityLoška DolinaArea
 • Total2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)Elevation
585.1 m (1,919.6 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total212[1]

Iga Vas (pronounced [ˈiːɡa ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Iga vas, German: Iggendorf[2]) is a settlement south of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

The name Iga vas is believed to be connected with the Slovene common noun igo 'yoke', referring to the layout of the village in the 18th century. If so, the name literally means 'yoke village'.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Laas und Čabar (map, 1:75,000). Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. 1903.
  3. ^ Loška Dolina municipal site
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 167–168.

External links

  • Media related to Iga Vas at Wikimedia Commons
  • Iga Vas on Geopedia



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