Vidrga

Vidrga
Vidrga

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°8′6.2″N 14°51′34.47″E / 46.135056°N 14.8595750°E / 46.135056; 14.8595750Coordinates: 46°8′6.2″N 14°51′34.47″E / 46.135056°N 14.8595750°E / 46.135056; 14.8595750
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Zagorje ob Savi
Area
  Total 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Elevation 430.4 m (1,412.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 97
[1]

Vidrga (pronounced [ˈʋiːdəɾga]; in older sources also Viderga[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. It lies north of Vače on the main road from Moravče to Izlake. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name Vidrga is believed to be derived from a pre-Slavic hydronym etymologically related to Idrija with a prothetic -v.[4]

History

Vidrga was a hamlet of Kandrše until 1998, when it was separated from it and made a separate village.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 326.
  3. Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
  4. Bezlaj, France. 1977. Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, p. 208.
  5. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Vidrga, Zagorje ob Savi


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