Črni Potok pri Dragi (pronounced [ˈtʃəɾni ˈpɔːtɔk pɾi ˈdɾaːɡi]; German: Schwarzenbach[2]) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Čabranka River in the Municipality of Loški Potok in southern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Črni Potok pri Dragi
Črni Potok (until 1953)
Črni Potok pri Dragi is located in Slovenia
Črni Potok pri Dragi
Črni Potok pri Dragi
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′17.08″N 14°40′57.1″E / 45.5880778°N 14.682528°E / 45.5880778; 14.682528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityLoški Potok
Area
 • Total1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Elevation
474.6 m (1,557.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total28
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Name

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The name of the settlement was changed from Črni Potok to Črni Potok pri Dragi in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Schwarzenbach.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
  3. ^ Loški Potok municipal site
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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