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Potok, Idrija

Coordinates: 45°58′52.69″N 14°7′42.79″E / 45.9813028°N 14.1285528°E / 45.9813028; 14.1285528
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Potok
Potok is located in Slovenia
Potok
Potok
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°58′52.69″N 14°7′42.79″E / 45.9813028°N 14.1285528°E / 45.9813028; 14.1285528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityIdrija
Area
 • Total
1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation
746.6 m (2,449.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
29
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Potok (pronounced [ˈpɔːtɔk]) is a small settlement in the hills east of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region.[2] It include the hamlet of Mravljišče west of the main village center.

Name

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Jakopnik Creek in Potok

The name of the settlement literally means 'creek, stream'. Jakopnik Creek, which eventually feeds the Poljane Sora River, flows through the village.

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 124.
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