| Ruta | |
|---|---|
 View from the Ruta train station(Drava Railway) | |
  RutaLocation in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′24.14″N 15°26′47.96″E / 46.5567056°N 15.4466556°E / 46.5567056; 15.4466556 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Lovrenc na Pohorju |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.53 km (2.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 516.8 m (1,695.5 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 111 |
Ruta (pronounced [ˈɾuːta]) is a dispersed settlement in the Pohorje Hills above the right bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
Name
The name Ruta is derived from the Slovene common noun rut, referring to a meadow on cleared land in a hilly environment. The Slovene noun is a borrowing from Middle High German rut, riute 'clearing'.
Notable people
- Tatjana Bregant (1932–2002), archaeologist and prehistorian
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Lovrenc na Pohorju municipal site Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Bezlaj, France (1995). Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika. Vol. 3: P-S. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 200.
- Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 363–364.
External links
Media related to Ruta at Wikimedia Commons- Ruta on Geopedia
| Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju | ||
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| Settlements | Administrative seat: Lovrenc na Pohorju |  |
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