Sredgora
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SloveniaSredgora | |
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  Sredgora Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′18.11″N 15°5′43.76″E / 45.6050306°N 15.0954889°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Semič |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 695.7 m (2,282.5 ft) |
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Sredgora (pronounced [ˈsɾeːdɡɔɾa]; German: Mittenwald,[2][3] Gottschee German: Mittnbold[4]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[5]
The name Sredgora is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, from sredi 'in the middle of' + gora 'forest'. In Slovene and Slavic in general, the common noun gora refers not only to a mountain, but also to a forest in a hilly or mountainous area.[6][7] The German name of the village, Mittenwald, semantically corresponds to the Slovene name and is a compound of mitten 'in the middle of' + Wald 'forest'.
