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Tlake, Rogatec

Coordinates: 46°14′57″N 15°43′00″E / 46.24917°N 15.71667°E / 46.24917; 15.71667
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Tlake
Tlake is located in Slovenia
Tlake
Tlake
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′57″N 15°43′00″E / 46.24917°N 15.71667°E / 46.24917; 15.71667
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityRogatec
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
261.7 m (858.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total301
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Tlake (pronounced [ˈtlaːkɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Rogatec in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

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The name Tlake is derived from the Slovene common noun tlaka, originally referring to voluntary collective labor, and later to corvée under feudalism. It refers to a place where collective labor was performed. Because places with this name generally do not lie near old Roman roads, the suggestion that the name is derived from tlak 'pavement' is unlikely.[3]

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Tlake include:

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Rogatec municipal site Archived 2009-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 429.
  4. ^ Rogatec Open-Air Museum site Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
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