Dražgoše
Sign in to saveDražgoše (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village lies on the southern slopes of the Jelovica Plateau. The settlement consists of three hamlets: Pri Cerkvi, Na Pečeh, and Jelenšče.
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Key facts
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- Dražgoše
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- Drazgose Slovenia 2.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
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- Slovenia
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- bottom
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- Location in Slovenia
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- 25px Slovenia
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- Traditional Region
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- Upper Carniola
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- Statistical region
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- Upper Carniola
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Železniki Municipality
- Population
- +323
- Elevation
- +831.5
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Drazgose.jpg
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Dražgoše (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village lies on the southern slopes of the Jelovica Plateau. The settlement consists of three hamlets: Pri Cerkvi, Na Pečeh, and Jelenšče.
==Name== Dražgoše was attested in written sources in 1291 as Drasigos (and as Drasigvs in 1318 and Draschigosch in 1481). The name is derived from *Dražigosťane, a plural demonym derived from the Slavic personal name *Dražigostь, referring to a local resident. In the past it was known as Draschgosche in German.