Country Slovenia Statistical region Central Slovenia Area 222 ha Local time Monday 7:21 PM | Traditional region Upper Carniola Elevation 349 m Population 171 (2002) Municipality Medvode | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Dragočajna ([dɾaɡɔˈtʃaːi̯na]; in older sources also Dragočajn, German: Dragotschein or Dragotschain) is a village on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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Map of 1216 Drago%C4%8Dajna, Slovenia
Name
The settlement was first attested in 1455 as Dragotschein. The name is derived from *Dragočajina, based on the Slavic personal name Dragoča(jь), and thus originally meant 'Dragoča's settlement'. The settlement was known as Dragotschein or Dragotschain in German in the past.
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Dragočajna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA