Volčja Draga

Place in Littoral, Slovenia

45°54′10.82″N 13°40′35.37″E / 45.9030056°N 13.6764917°E / 45.9030056; 13.6764917Country

SloveniaTraditional regionLittoralStatistical regionGoriziaMunicipalityRenče–VogrskoArea

• Total1.19 km² (0.46 sq mi)Elevation

52.3 m (171.6 ft)Population

(2002)

• Total697^[1]

Volčja Draga (pronounced [ˈʋoːu̯tʃja ˈdɾaːɡa]; Italian: Valvolciana) is a settlement in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2]

Name

The name Volčja Draga literally means 'wolf valley'. The first part of the name is derived from the Slovene adjective volčji (literally, 'wolf'), which may refer to the animal (< volk 'wolf') or to the related Slavic personal name *Vьlkъ. The second part of the name is from the common noun draga 'small, narrow valley', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.^[3]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Renče–Vogrsko municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 120, 465.