Orehovlje, Kranj

Orehovlje
Orehovlje
	Orehovlje Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°15′54.23″N 14°22′23.67″E / 46.2650639°N 14.3732417°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Kranj
Area
• Total	0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation	413.5 m (1,356.6 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	178

Orehovlje (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːxɔljɛ]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Kokra River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2]

Name

Like similar place names in Slovenia (e.g., Orehovica, Orehovec, Orešje, etc.), the name Orehovlje is based on the root oreh 'walnut', thus referring to the local vegetation.^[3]

References

^ "Naselje Orehovlje". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ Kranj municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 291–292.

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[SURS-1] "Naselje Orehovlje". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[2] Kranj municipal site

[3] Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 291–292.

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