Dragomer

Dragomer
Dragomer is located in Slovenia
Dragomer
Dragomer
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°1′8.19″N 14°22′55.21″E / 46.0189417°N 14.3820028°E / 46.0189417; 14.3820028
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLog-Dragomer
Area
 • Total
3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation
299.1 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
1,464

Dragomer (pronounced [ˈdɾaːɡɔmɛɾ]) is a settlement southwest of Ljubljana in the Municipality of Log-Dragomer in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Dragomer was attested in written sources in 1444 as Dragamer. It is based on a Slavic personal name, *Dragomirъ or *Dragoměrъ, presumably referring to an early inhabitant of the place.

Church

Saint Lawrence's Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Log-Dragomer municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 121.
  4. ↑ Brezovica municipal site