Mlino

Mlino
Mlino is located in Slovenia
Mlino
Mlino
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°21′30″N 14°06′01″E / 46.35833°N 14.10028°E / 46.35833; 14.10028
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityBled
Elevation
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480 m (1,570 ft)

Mlino (pronounced [ˈmliːnɔ], formerly Bled–Mlino;[2] German: Seebach[3][4][5][6]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Bled in northwestern Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Bled.[7] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.

Geography

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Mlino lies in the southern part of Bled, above the southern shore of Lake Bled.[1][7] It is located southwest of the former village of Želeče. Kozarca Hill (elevation: 558 meters (1,831 ft)) rises to the south,[1] and Jezernica Creek flows through the settlement.[7] Before the village became part of the town of Bled, Bled Island and its church belonged to Mlino.[1] The name Mlino is derived from the common noun mlin, referring to economic activity in the settlement.[8]

Name

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A sign for Mlinska cesta (Mlino Street)

Mlino was attested in written sources as Sepach in 1185 and Sapakch in 1436 (among other spellings), and as Vieserniczy in 1602.[9] After the Second World War, it was also known as Bled–Mlino.[2]

History

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Mlino had a population of 334 living in 61 houses in 1869,[3] 372 in 64 houses in 1880,[4] 348 in 63 houses in 1890,[5] 334 in 74 houses in 1900,[6] and 409 in 108 houses in 1931.[1] Mlino was merged with other villages to create the town of Bled in 1960, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[2][10]

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Mlino include the following:

  • Jakob Soklič (1893–1972), writer and art historian[7][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo. 1937. p. 530.
  2. ^ a b c "Odredba o združitvi nekaterih naselij v občini Bled". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 17 (33): 423. October 27, 1960. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 71.
  4. ^ a b Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 106.
  5. ^ a b Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 98.
  6. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 146.
  7. ^ a b c d Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 277–278.
  8. ^ Bezlaj, France (1982). Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika. Vol. 2: K–O. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 189.
  9. ^ "Mlino". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 6, 66.
  11. ^ "Soklič, Jakob (1893–1972)". Slovenska biografija. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Geburts- und Tauf-Buch. Bled. 1730–1740. p. 39. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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