Krvavi Potok (pronounced [kəɾˈʋaːʋi ˈpɔːtɔk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.[2]
Krvavi Potok | |
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  Krvavi Potok Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′8.26″N 13°54′34.24″E / 45.6189611°N 13.9095111°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Hrpelje-Kozina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 455.7 m (1,495.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 73 |
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The Kozina border crossing into Italy is at Krvavi Potok. Since Slovenia's accession to the European Union and the Schengen area, customs and immigration checks have been abolished at the Italian–Slovenian border.
Name edit
The name Krvavi Potok (and the stream of the same name, Krvavi potok) literally means 'bloody creek'. The name is said to date from the time of the Napoleonic wars, when the French authorities executed bandits in the area.[3] However, another theory derives the name from the reddish color of the terrain at sunset or local reddish rock deposits.[4]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 324.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 219.
External links edit
Media related to Krvavi Potok at Wikimedia Commons- Krvavi Potok on Geopedia
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