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Voglje, Šenčur

Coordinates: 46°12′54.66″N 14°26′7.5″E / 46.2151833°N 14.435417°E / 46.2151833; 14.435417
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Voglje
Voglje is located in Slovenia
Voglje
Voglje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°12′54.66″N 14°26′7.5″E / 46.2151833°N 14.435417°E / 46.2151833; 14.435417
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠenčur
Elevation
371.2 m (1,217.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total639
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Voglje (pronounced [ˈʋoːɡljɛ]; German: Winklern[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

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Voglje was attested in written sources in 1247 as in villa Winkeler (and as Winchleren in 1313 and Winklern in 1408). The Slovene name developed from the plural accusative demonym *Ǫgъľane, derived from the common noun *ǫgъlъ (> Sln. vogel) 'corner; upper part of a mountain chain; place where two ridges diverge', and therefore originally refers to the residents of such a location.[3]

Church

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The local church is dedicated to Saint Simon and Saint Jude and was built in 1750 on the site of an earlier church.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 462–463.
  4. ^ Šenčur municipal site
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