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Laniše, Kamnik

Coordinates: 46°15′10.28″N 14°34′32.72″E / 46.2528556°N 14.5757556°E / 46.2528556; 14.5757556
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Laniše
Laniše is located in Slovenia
Laniše
Laniše
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′10.28″N 14°34′32.72″E / 46.2528556°N 14.5757556°E / 46.2528556; 14.5757556
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityKamnik
Elevation
423.2 m (1,388.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total70
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Laniše (pronounced [laˈniːʃɛ]; in older sources also Lanišče,[2] German: Lanische[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

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The name Laniše is a dialect alteration of the older form Lanišče. The name is derived from the common noun lan 'flax', referring to a place where flax was grown.[3]

Geography

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Tunjščica Creek in Laniše

Laniše is a scattered rural settlement in the upper part of the Tunjščica Valley. Tunjščica Creek, a tributary of the Pšata River, flows through the village from the north and the valley begins to widen at this point. The village lies in a protected position walled in by mountains on three sides, open only to the south, creating favorable conditions for fruit cultivation.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 30.
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 226.
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 187.
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