Brankovo

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

45°49′49.49″N 14°36′1.18″E / 45.8304139°N 14.6003278°E / 45.8304139; 14.6003278Country

SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical region Central SloveniaMunicipalityVelike LaščeArea

• Total0.61 km² (0.24 sq mi)Elevation

528.4 m (1,733.6 ft)Population

(2002)

• Total20^[1]

Brankovo (pronounced [ˈbraːŋkɔʋɔ]; German: Brankou^[2]) is a small settlement on the edge of the valley known as Mišja dolina (literally, 'Monks' valley'^[3]), 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) west of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.^[4]

Name

Brankovo was attested in written sources as Frankchen in 1436 and Frankowicz in 1465.^[5] The name Brankovo is derived from an oeconym, referring to an isolated farm known as Branko that the village developed from.^[6]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.
^ Lenarčič, Simon. 2011. "Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen." (Book review). Delo, 13 Jan. 2011 (in Slovene)
^ Velike Lašče municipal site
^ "Brankovo". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Kladnik, Drago (2000). "Velikolaška pokrajina". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 14. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 177–178.