Podkogelj

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

45°48′37.56″N 14°35′57.06″E / 45.8104333°N 14.5991833°E / 45.8104333; 14.5991833Country

SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical region Central SloveniaMunicipalityVelike LaščeArea

• Total0.53 km² (0.20 sq mi)Elevation

549.3 m (1,802.2 ft)Population

(2002)

• Total16^[1]

Podkogelj (pronounced [pɔtˈkoːɡəl]; German: Podkogel^[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.^[3]

Name

Podkogel was attested in written sources as Kogol in 1436 and Gugalitsch in 1484, among other names.^[4] The name is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, from pod 'below' + kogel 'rounded peak'.^[5] In this case, it refers to the settlement's location below Kogelj Hill (elevation 600 meters or 2,000 feet), which rises northeast of the village.

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.
^ Velike Lašče municipal site
^ "Podkogelj". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 194.