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) | |
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  Črni Potok pri Dragi Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′17.08″N 14°40′57.1″E / 45.5880778°N 14.682528°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Loški Potok |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 474.6 m (1,557.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 28 |
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Name
editThe 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
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
- ^ Loški Potok municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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