Smlednik
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
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Smlednik (pronounced [ˈsmleːdnik]; German: Flödnig[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
SloveniaSmlednik | |
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  Smlednik Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′47.35″N 14°25′50.3″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Medvode |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349.3 m (1,146 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 413 |
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Smlednik is the site of the 18-hole Diners Golf Ljubljana golf course. It can accommodate up to 120 players at the same time.[4]
Name
Smlednik was attested in written sources in 1136 as Fledinich (and as Vlednich in 1214 and Vlednic in 1228). The origin of the name is unclear. A possible derivation is from the common noun smled 'hog's fennel', referring to the local vegetation. Other explanations include the obsolete Slovene common noun smled 'watchpost', or the root *mlědъ 'deciduous woods' or 'sparse woods', but neither of these is linguistically convincing.[5] In the past the German name was Flödnig.[2]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovene: Sveti Urh).[6]
