Coordinates: 46°9′39.54″N 14°19′43.06″E / 46.1609833°N 14.3286278°E / 46.1609833; 14.3286278

Hosta, Škofja Loka

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Hosta
Hosta is located in Slovenia
Hosta
Hosta
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′39.54″N 14°19′43.06″E / 46.1609833°N 14.3286278°E / 46.1609833; 14.3286278
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation
347 m (1,138 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total80
[1]

Hosta (pronounced [ˈxoːsta]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Hosta comes from the dialect word hosta 'woods, forest'. This name and variants of it (Host, Hostec, etc.) are common in Slovenia, referring to various toponyms and microtoponyms.[2]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Bezlaj, France (1977). Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika. Vol. 1: A-J. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 200.

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