Daber, Tolmin

Village in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia
46°6′56.14″N 13°53′5.62″E / 46.1155944°N 13.8848944°E / 46.1155944; 13.8848944Country SloveniaTraditional regionSlovenian LittoralStatistical regionGoriziaMunicipalityTolminArea
 • Total1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)Elevation
641.9 m (2,106.0 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total29[1]

Daber (pronounced [ˈdaːbəɾ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on a plateau above the valley of the Idrijca River.[2] It includes the hamlet of Nart.

Name

The name Daber is believed to derive from the Slovene common noun debèr 'ravine'. If so, it is related to names like Deber (a neighborhood of Augsdorf in Velden am Wörther See, Austria), Dabar (in Croatia), and Debar (in North Macedonia).[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Tolmin municipal site
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 106.

External links

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