Tlake, Rogatec

Tlake
Tlake
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′54.59″N 15°43′1.87″E / 46.2484972°N 15.7171861°E / 46.2484972; 15.7171861Coordinates: 46°14′54.59″N 15°43′1.87″E / 46.2484972°N 15.7171861°E / 46.2484972; 15.7171861
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Rogatec
Area
 • Total 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation 261.7 m (858.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 301
[1]

Tlake (pronounced [ˈtlaːkɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Rogatec in eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name Tlake is derived from the Slovene common noun tlaka, originally referring to voluntary collective labor, and later to corvée under feudalism. It refers to a place where collective labor was performed. Because places with this name generally do not lie near old Roman roads, the suggestion that the name is derived from tlak 'pavement' is unlikely.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Tlake include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Rogatec municipal site Archived 2009-12-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 429.
  4. ↑ Rogatec Open-Air Museum site Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine.


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