Forme, Škofja Loka

Forme
Forme is located in Slovenia
Forme
Forme
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′28.28″N 14°19′27.74″E / 46.1911889°N 14.3243722°E / 46.1911889; 14.3243722
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation
369.8 m (1,213 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
176

Forme (pronounced [ˈfoːɾmɛ]; German: Formach[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Geography

Forme lies in the southwestern part of the Sora Plain along the road from Škofja Loka to Kranj. Suha Creek, a tributary of the Sora River, flows west of the settlement. In the western part of the settlement, the land is forested in the Pevno Ravine (Pevenska grapa) and in the foothills rising toward Križna Gora.[3]

Name

Forme was attested in historical sources as Farmarch in 1443, Farmach between 1485 and 1490, and Formach in 1489.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Naselje Forme". Krajevna imena. Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  3. ↑ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 358–359.
  4. ↑ "Forme". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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