Potočnik

Potočnik is seventh most frequent[1] surname in Slovenia. It is most common in the northern and eastern regions of the country, while it is almost nonexistent in the west and south.[2] It may refer to:

  • Herman Potočnik (1892–1929), Slovene rocket engineer and pioneer of astronautics
  • Janez Potočnik (1749–1834), Baroque painter
  • Janez Potočnik (born 1958), Slovenian politician

References
  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/imena_baza_priimki.asp?ime=&priimek=Potočnik&spol=
  2. http://www.stat.si/imena_baza_priimki.asp?ime=&priimek=poto%E8nik&spol=
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