Bobovnik

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Country Slovenia
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Bobovnik
Bobovnik is located in Slovenia
Bobovnik
Bobovnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°08′56″N 14°41′51″E / 46.14889°N 14.69750°E / 46.14889; 14.69750
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLukovica
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)

Bobovnik (pronounced [bɔˈboːu̯nik]) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Lukovica. It is now part of the village of Spodnje Koseze.[1] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

The Bobovnik Slope

Bobovnik stands in the northeasternmost part of Spodnje Koseze. It is located on the north side of the Bobovnik Slope (Slovene: Bobovniški klanec), beyond which lies the Moravče Basin.[1]

Name

The name Bobovnik is believed to derive from the common noun bob 'fava bean', either directly or secondarily as an anthroponym.[2][3] Related place names in Slovenia include Bobovše, Bobošek, Bobovek, Bobovec, and Bobovo.[4]

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