Bobovek
Bobovek is located in Slovenia
Bobovek
Bobovek
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°16′28.4″N 14°21′52.14″E / 46.274556°N 14.3644833°E / 46.274556; 14.3644833
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Area
  Total0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
410.7 m (1,347.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total138
[1]

Bobovek (pronounced [bɔˈbɔːʋək] or [bɔˈboːʋək]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Geography

Former clay pits near Bobovek

West of the settlement, two former clay pits have formed small lakes with a unique biotope, which is now a protected nature reserve. Mammoth remains, as well as fossilized remains of shoals of common dace, have been discovered in the clay layers.[3]

Name

Bobovek was attested in written sources as Wobovik in 1399 and Bobwnig in 1417, among other spellings.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Kranj municipal site
  3. Kokrica Tourist Association site (in Slovene) Archived August 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Bobovek". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 16, 2021.


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