Volčja Draga
Place in Littoral, Slovenia
45°54′10.82″N 13°40′35.37″E / 45.9030056°N 13.6764917°E / 45.9030056; 13.6764917 (2002)
Volčja Draga (pronounced [ˈʋoːu̯tʃja ˈdɾaːɡa]; Italian: Valvolciana) is a settlement in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
Name
The name Volčja Draga literally means 'wolf valley'. The first part of the name is derived from the Slovene adjective volčji (literally, 'wolf'), which may refer to the animal (< volk 'wolf') or to the related Slavic personal name *Vьlkъ. The second part of the name is from the common noun draga 'small, narrow valley', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.[3]
References
External links
- Volčja Draga on Geopedia
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