Prelog, Domžale

Prelog
Prelog
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′46.65″N 14°36′39.1″E / 46.1296250°N 14.610861°E / 46.1296250; 14.610861
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityDomžale
Area
 • Total
0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Elevation
296.1 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
718
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
[1]

Prelog (pronounced [ˈpɾɛːlɔk]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River southeast of Domžale and north of Ihan in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Prelog was attested in historical sources as Prelunk in 1345, Prelog in 1369, Prelokg in 1414, and Prelokch in 1451.[3] The name is either derived from the common noun prelog 'fallow ground, abandoned field', or it is a fused prepositional phrase, from pre(d) 'in front of' + log '(swampy) meadow; grove'. In either case, the name refers to a local geographical feature.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Domžale municipal site
  3. ^ "Prelog". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 329.
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