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Village in Inner Carniola, Slovenia Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
Pako
Pako is located in SloveniaPakoPakoLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°56′23.25″N 14°22′16.59″E / 45.9397917°N 14.3712750°E / 45.9397917; 14.3712750
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityBorovnica
Area
 • Total2.5 km (1.0 sq mi)
Elevation349 m (1,145 ft)
Population
 • Total167
 • Density67/km (170/sq mi)

Pako (pronounced [ˈpaːkɔ]; in older sources also Pekel) is a village north of Borovnica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The origin of the name Pako is unknown. The settlement was attested in written sources in 1300 as Pach (and also as Pagk in 1439 and Pakh in 1496). The standardized spelling Pekel was also used.

Church

Saint Nicholas' Church

The local church in Pako is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Borovnica. A church at the site was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and the current structure dates from 1717.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.
  3. Borovnica municipal site
  4. "Razlaga imen krajev v borovniški dolini." (in Slovene)
  5. Weixelburg und Cirknitz. 1912. Map, 1:75,000. Vienna: K. u. k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  6. Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
  7. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 337.

External links

Municipality of Borovnica
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Borovnica
Location of the Municipality of Borovnica in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Borovnica in Slovenia
Landmarks
  • Borovnica Viaduct ruins
  • Deer Valley Viaduct
  • Hell Gorge
  • Borovnica Parish Church
  • St. Nicholas's Church in Pako


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