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Orle, Škofljica

Coordinates: 46°0′43.46″N 14°34′21.67″E / 46.0120722°N 14.5726861°E / 46.0120722; 14.5726861
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Orle
Orle is located in Slovenia
Orle
Orle
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′43.46″N 14°34′21.67″E / 46.0120722°N 14.5726861°E / 46.0120722; 14.5726861
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityŠkofljica
Area
 • Total
1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation
441.9 m (1,449.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
195
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Orle (pronounced [ˈoːɾlɛ]; in older sources also Orlje[2][3]) is a settlement in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills southeast of the capital Ljubljana in the Municipality of Škofljica. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Name

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Orle was attested in historical sources as Orle in 1444, Arel in 1461, and Orll in 1496.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 112.
  3. ^ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 356.
  4. ^ Škofljica municipal site
  5. ^ "Orle". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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