Dragonja, Piran

Place in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia
Dragonja
Dragogna (Italian)
45°27′34.63″N 13°39′27.4″E / 45.4596194°N 13.657611°E / 45.4596194; 13.657611
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityPiran
Area
 • Total4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation
14.5 m (47.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total296
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)

Dragonja (pronounced [dɾaˈɡoːnja]; Italian: Dragogna) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Geography

The hamlet of Slami

Dragonja lies on the right bank of the Dragonja River on the border with Croatia. The nearby Dragonja international border crossing is one of the main crossings from Slovenian into Croatian Istria. The territory of Dragonja extends along the valleys of the Dragonja and Drnica rivers, and it include the hamlets of Gočan, Križišče Sečovlje, Križišče, Stena, Mlini, Rota, Pesjanci, Ruda, Slami, and Vuki.[3]

Name

Dragonja is named after the Dragonja River, which was first attested in written sources as Argao (ablative Argaone).[4] The Slovene name (with initial D-) is derived from Slavic *Dorgonʼa, from Romance d- (< ad 'at') + Argaon- (with metathesis). Ultimately, the name is of pre-Romance origin.[5][6]

History

Dragonja was created as a village in 1960 by combining various scattered houses and hamlets along the route between Šmarje and Buje, Croatia.[3] Remnants of Roman settlement have been discovered in the area. Roman brick was found to the southeast in 1924, remains of a Roman brick wall were found during regulation of the Dragonja River, and a Roman cremation burial was discovered at the bridge across the Dragonja. After the Second World War, a brick kiln operated in the hamlet of Ruda.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ "Piran municipal site". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  3. ^ a b c Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 239.
  4. ^ Kos, Milko. 1985. Srednjeveška zgodovina Slovencev. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica Ljubljana, p. 137.
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 212–122.
  6. ^ Bezlaj, France. 1967. Eseji o slovenskem jeziku. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 81.

External links

  • Media related to Dragonja at Wikimedia Commons
  • Dragonja on Geopedia
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Municipality of Piran
Settlements
The location of the Municipality of Piran
Landmarks
  • Judicial Palace
  • Kempinski Palace Portorož
  • Loggia
  • Lucija Parish Church
  • Minorite Monastery
  • Municipal Palace
  • Piran Aquarium
  • Piran Parish Church
  • Portorož Airport
  • Portorož Auditorium
  • Portorož Parish Church
  • Sečovlje Parish Church
  • Sečovlje Salina Landscape Park
  • Sečovlje Saltworks
  • St. Peter's Church in Piran
  • Strunjan Parish Church
  • Tartini House
  • Tartini Square
  • Venetian House
  • Walls of Piran
  • People


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