Nemška Vas na Blokah

Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia

45°46′41.88″N 14°30′14.39″E / 45.7783000°N 14.5039972°E / 45.7783000; 14.5039972Country

SloveniaTraditional regionInner CarniolaStatistical region Littoral–Inner CarniolaMunicipalityBlokeArea

• Total1.45 km² (0.56 sq mi)Elevation

724.63 m (2,377.40 ft)Population

(2020)

• Total30 • Density21/km² (54/sq mi)^[1]

Nemška Vas na Blokah (pronounced [ˈnéːmʃka ˈʋáːs na ˈblòːkax, - ˈblóː-]; German: Deutschdorf^[2]) is a small village immediately north of Nova Vas in the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

Name

Nemška Vas na Blokah was attested in historical sources as Theutstendorf in 1377 and Dewͤczendorff in 1427, among other spellings.^[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Nemška vas to Nemška vas na Blokah in 1953.^[5] Both the Slovene and German names of the village mean 'German village', referring to a settlement of ethnic Germans in what was otherwise Slovene ethnic territory.^[6]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 130.
^ Bloke municipal site
^ "Nemška Vas na Blokah". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
^ Melik, Anton (1963). Slovenija. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica. p. 315.