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Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
Sovinja Peč
Sovinja Peč is located in SloveniaSovinja PečSovinja PečLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′19.47″N 14°42′1.85″E / 46.2554083°N 14.7005139°E / 46.2554083; 14.7005139
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityKamnik
Area
 • Total1.28 km (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation890.2 m (2,920.6 ft)
Population
 • Total29

Sovinja Peč (pronounced [sɔˈʋiːnja ˈpeːtʃ], in older sources also Sovina Peč and Savinja Peč, German: Sawinapetsch) is a small dispersed settlement in the hills immediately south of the Črnivec Pass in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Sovina Peak (Sovinjski vrh)

The name Sovinja Peč is derived from the surname Sovina and literally means 'Sovina cliff'. The designation "cliff" refers to Sovina Peak (Slovene: Sovinjski vrh, 1,004 meters or 3,294 feet), which rises north of the village. The older spelling Savinja Peč, along with German Sawinapetsch, shows pretonic akanje. The surname Sovina is probably derived from the personal name Sova, originally used as a nickname based on the common noun sova 'owl'.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 28.
  3. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 147.
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 368.

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Municipality of Kamnik
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Kamnik
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