Orehek

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Country Slovenia
Elevation
[1]
371 m (1,217 ft)
Orehek
Orehek is located in Slovenia
Orehek
Orehek
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′18″N 14°21′53″E / 46.22167°N 14.36472°E / 46.22167; 14.36472
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Elevation
[1]
371 m (1,217 ft)

Orehek (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːxək], German: Orechek[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Orehek in Kranj.

Orehek stands on the right bank of the Sava River, between Labore to the north and Drulovka to the south.[3]

Name

Orehek was mentioned in written sources as Nusdorff in 1423 and as Nussdorff in 1481.[4] It is derived from the common noun oreh 'walnut', referring to the local vegetation.[5]

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