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Orehek
OrehekLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′18″N 14°21′53″E / 46.22167°N 14.36472°E / 46.22167; 14.36472
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Kranj
Elevation	371 m (1,217 ft)

Orehek (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːxək], German: Orechek) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Orehek in Kranj.

Geography

Orehek stands on the right bank of the Sava River, between Labore to the north and Drulovka to the south.

Name

Orehek was mentioned in written sources as Nusdorff in 1423 and as Nussdorff in 1481. It is derived from the common noun oreh 'walnut', referring to the local vegetation.

History

Orehek had a population of 93 living in 13 houses in 1869, 86 in 14 houses in 1880, 84 in 15 houses in 1890, and 71 in 13 houses in 1900. Orehek was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.

References

1. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, pp. 248–249.
2. ^ Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 33.
3. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 160.
4. "Orehek". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 292.
6. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 52.
7. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 47.
8. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 54.
9. "Uredba o razglasitvi novih naselij, o združitvi naselij in o preimenovanju naselij". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 14 (40): 669–670. October 31, 1957. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
10. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 53, 72.

External links

• Media related to Orehek at Wikimedia Commons
• Orehek on Geopedia

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Settlements	Administrative seat: Kranj Current Babni Vrt Bobovek Breg ob Savi Britof Čadovlje Čepulje Golnik Goriče Hrastje Ilovka Jama Jamnik Javornik Kokrica Lavtarski Vrh Letenice Mavčiče Meja Mlaka pri Kranju Nemilje Njivica Orehovlje Pangršica Planica Podblica Podreča Povlje Praše Predoslje Pševo Rakovica Spodnja Besnica Spodnje Bitnje Srakovlje Srednja Vas–Goriče Srednje Bitnje Suha pri Predosljah Šutna Sveti Jošt nad Kranjem Tatinec Tenetiše Trstenik Žablje Žabnica Zabukovje Zalog Zgornja Besnica Zgornje Bitnje Former Čirčiče Drulovka Gorenja Sava Gorenje Huje Kalvarija Klanec Kamnjek Labore Orehek Primskovo Rupa Šmarjetna Gora Spodnje Tenetiše Stražišče Struževo Zgornje Tenetiše Zlato Polje
Landmarks	Kieselstein Castle Kokra River Canyon Lake Trboje Plečnik Steps Schrottenturn Manor St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church St. Judoc's Church St. Margaret's Hill Šum Falls Udin Woods
Notable people	Janez Bleiweis Davorin Dolar Lojze Dolinar Primož Grašič Boštjan Hladnik Simon Jenko Leopold Layer Peter Lipar Janez Mencinger Franc Novak Jože Plečnik Marko Pogačnik Ivan Pregelj Marij Pregelj France Prešeren Johann Pucher Edvard Ravnikar Andrej Šifrer Hinko Smrekar Marjan Šorli Andrej Štremfelj Tone Volčič

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