Spodnja Velka
Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°39′45.59″N 15°46′49.98″E / 46.6626639°N 15.7805500°E / 46.6626639; 15.7805500 (2002)
Spodnja Velka (pronounced [ˈspoːdnja ˈʋeːlka]) is a settlement in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Šentilj in northeastern Slovenia.[2]
Name
The name Spodnja Velka literally means 'lower Velka', contrasting with neighboring Zgornja Velka (literally, 'upper Velka'), which lies about 50 meters (160 ft) higher in elevation. The two settlements were attested in written sources as Welich in 1319, Welik in 1324, and Weliken in 1360. The toponym is derived from a hydronym, *Velika (voda/reka) 'big (creek/river)', referring to Velka Creek, a left tributary of the Pesnica River.[3]
References
External links
- Spodnja Velka on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Šentilj v Slovenskih Goricah
- Ceršak
- Cirknica
- Jurjevski Dol
- Kaniža
- Kozjak pri Ceršaku
- Kresnica
- Plodršnica
- Selnica ob Muri
- Sladki Vrh
- Šomat
- Spodnja Velka
- Srebotje
- Stara Gora pri Šentilju
- Štrihovec
- Svečane
- Trate
- Vranji Vrh
- Zgornja Velka
- Zgornje Dobrenje
- Zgornje Gradišče
- Zgornji Dražen Vrh