Klanec, Kranj
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°14′33.61″N 14°21′47.95″E / 46.2426694°N 14.3633194°E / 46.2426694; 14.3633194
SloveniaKlanec (pronounced [ˈklaːnəts]; occasionally Klanc,[2][3] German: Klanz[4]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now part of the city of Kranj.[5] Klanec lies above the left bank of the Kokra River, connected to the center of Kranj by a bridge. The houses in Klanec mingle with those of neighboring Huje and Primskovo, both also former independent settlements.[1]
Name
The name Klanec is shared with several other settlements in Slovenia. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun klanec, which may variously mean 'steep path upwards', 'path through a narrow area', and 'isolated, tucked-away place'.[6] In the past the German name was Klanz.[4]
History
Klanec was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[7][8]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Klanec include:
- Janez Nikolaj Pogačnik (1678–1755), painter[5]
References
- ^ a b Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 247.
- ^ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 7.
- ^ Puhar, Franc. 1970. Kranjski zbornik: 1970. Kranj: Skupščina občine, p. 63.
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 159, 162.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 188.
- ^ Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij od 1948 do 1964: preimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglasitve in ukinitve. 1965. Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko, pp. 46, 51.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
External links
- Klanec on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Kranj
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- Kieselstein Castle
- Kokra River Canyon
- Lake Trboje
- Plečnik Steps
- Schrottenturn Manor
- St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church
- St. Judoc's Church
- St. Margaret's Hill
- Šum Falls
- Udin Woods
- Janez Bleiweis
- Davorin Dolar
- Lojze Dolinar
- Primož Grašič
- Boštjan Hladnik
- Simon Jenko
- Leopold Layer
- Peter Lipar
- Janez Mencinger
- Franc Novak
- Jože Plečnik
- Marko Pogačnik
- Ivan Pregelj
- Marij Pregelj
- France Prešeren
- Johann Pucher
- Edvard Ravnikar
- Andrej Šifrer
- Hinko Smrekar
- Marjan Šorli
- Andrej Štremfelj
- Tone Volčič
