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]
volčja, draga, pronounced, ˈʋoːu, tʃja, ˈdɾaːɡa, italian, valvolciana, settlement, municipality, renče, vogrsko, littoral, region, slovenia, location, sloveniacoordinates, 9030056, 6764917, 9030056, 6764917countrysloveniatraditional, regionlittoralstatistical,. Volcja Draga pronounced ˈʋoːu tʃja ˈdɾaːɡa Italian Valvolciana is a settlement in the Municipality of Rence Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia 2 Volcja DragaVolcja DragaLocation in SloveniaCoordinates 45 54 10 82 N 13 40 35 37 E 45 9030056 N 13 6764917 E 45 9030056 13 6764917CountrySloveniaTraditional regionLittoralStatistical regionGoriziaMunicipalityRence VogrskoArea Total1 19 km2 0 46 sq mi Elevation52 3 m 171 6 ft Population 2002 Total697 1 Name editThe name Volcja Draga literally means wolf valley The first part of the name is derived from the Slovene adjective volcji literally wolf which may refer to the animal lt volk wolf or to the related Slavic personal name Vlk 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 edit Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Rence Vogrsko municipal site Snoj Marko 2009 Etimoloski slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen Ljubljana Modrijan and Zalozba ZRC pp 120 465 External links editVolcja Draga on Geopedia nbsp This article about the Municipality of Rence Vogrsko in Slovenia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Volcja Draga amp oldid 1220270635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
