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Vidrga

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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Central Sava

Area
  
99 ha

Traditional region
  
Upper Carniola

Elevation
  
430 m

Population
  
97 (2002)

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Municipality
  
Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi

Vidrga ([ˈʋiːdəɾga]; in older sources also Viderga) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. It lies north of Vače on the main road from Moravče to Izlake. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.

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Map of Vidrga, Slovenia

Name

The name Vidrga is believed to be derived from a pre-Slavic hydronym etymologically related to Idrija with a prothetic -v.

History

Vidrga was a hamlet of Kandrše until 1998, when it was separated from it and made a separate village.

References

Vidrga Wikipedia