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Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
Hudo
Hudo is located in SloveniaHudoHudoLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′23.51″N 14°16′19.26″E / 46.3398639°N 14.2720167°E / 46.3398639; 14.2720167
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityTržič
Elevation573.3 m (1,880.9 ft)
Population
 • Total52

Hudo (pronounced [ˈxuːdɔ]) is a village in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Hudo was attested in written records c. 1400 as zu Chudein, and as Chudm in 1498. The name is derived from the adjective hud 'poor, meager', referring to the soil quality.

Geography

Hudo is a scattered village on a ridge and slopes above the Hudo Basin (Slovene: Huško polje) and Hudo Woods (Slovene: Huški gozd). Water is supplied from a catchwork below Mount Vaško (1,046 meters or 3,432 feet).

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 166.
  3. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 439.

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