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Gmajnica

Coordinates: 46°12′29.53″N 14°32′41.52″E / 46.2082028°N 14.5448667°E / 46.2082028; 14.5448667
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Gmajnica
Gmajnica is located in Slovenia
Gmajnica
Gmajnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°12′29.53″N 14°32′41.52″E / 46.2082028°N 14.5448667°E / 46.2082028; 14.5448667
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityKomenda
Area
 • Total
0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation
343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
297
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Gmajnica (pronounced [ˈɡmaːi̯nitsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Komenda in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

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The name Gmajnica is a diminutive of the common noun gmajna 'commons', referring to land that was jointly owned and used by the village community. The noun gmajna is a borrowing from Middle High German gemeine, with the same meaning, and it is found in other Slovene toponyms such as Gmajna near Krško.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 141.
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