Vintarji

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°47′40.9″N 14°36′5.34″E / 45.794694°N 14.6014833°E / 45.794694; 14.6014833Country SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionSoutheast SloveniaMunicipalityRibnicaArea
 • Total1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)Elevation
709.8 m (2,328.7 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total17[1]

Vintarji (pronounced [ˈʋiːntaɾji]) is a small settlement in the hills west of Sveti Gregor in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The entire municipality lies in the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Vintarji was attested in historical sources as Wintter in 1436.[3] The name Vintarji is a collective toponym, referring to a settlement where several people with the surname Vintar lived.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Ribnica municipal site
  3. ^ "Vintarji". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Kladnik, Drago (2000). "Velikolaška pokrajina". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 14. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 177–178.

External links

  • Media related to Vintarji at Wikimedia Commons
  • Vintarji on Geopedia
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