Padna was attested in written sources in 1384 as uresus Padhenam Muglarii as well as Padena and Padina. These transcriptions indicate that the original name of the settlement was Padina, derived from the common noun *padina 'steep slope', reflecting the local geography.[3]
Churchesedit
The local church is dedicated to Saint Blaise. Another small church above the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sabbas.
Art galleryedit
There is an art gallery in the village with a permanent exhibition of works by the Slovene artist Božidar Jakac, who lived in the village for a while.[4]
padna, confused, with, panda, pronounced, ˈpaːdna, village, municipality, piran, littoral, region, slovenia, first, mentioned, sources, dating, 1186, location, sloveniacoordinates, 4915139, 6842333, 4915139, 6842333countrysloveniatraditional, regionslovenian, . Not to be confused with Panda Padna pronounced ˈpaːdna is a village in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia It was first mentioned in sources dating to 1186 2 PadnaPadnaLocation in SloveniaCoordinates 45 29 29 45 N 13 41 3 24 E 45 4915139 N 13 6842333 E 45 4915139 13 6842333CountrySloveniaTraditional regionSlovenian LittoralStatistical regionCoastal KarstMunicipalityPiranArea Total2 91 km2 1 12 sq mi Elevation208 4 m 683 7 ft Population 2002 Total156 1 Contents 1 Name 2 Churches 3 Art gallery 4 References 5 External linksName editPadna was attested in written sources in 1384 as uresus Padhenam Muglarii as well as Padena and Padina These transcriptions indicate that the original name of the settlement was Padina derived from the common noun padina steep slope reflecting the local geography 3 Churches editThe local church is dedicated to Saint Blaise Another small church above the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sabbas Art gallery editThere is an art gallery in the village with a permanent exhibition of works by the Slovene artist Bozidar Jakac who lived in the village for a while 4 References edit Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Piran municipal site Snoj Marko 2009 Etimoloski slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen Ljubljana Modrijan p 299 Padna local community information on the Municipality of Piran websiteExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Padna at Wikimedia Commons Padna on Geopedia nbsp This article about the Municipality of Piran in Slovenia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Padna amp oldid 1144003643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
