Livold
Sign in to saveLivold (; , Gottscheerish: Liəwold) is a village in the Kočevje Polje southeast of the town of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The village stretches along the road connecting Kočevje and Petrina, near the turn to Mozelj. It has a pronounced outline. The Rinža River flows through the village; it often goes dry in the summer but floods during heavy rains. There are many karst caves in the area. The Stojna Ridge and Dry Hill () rise to the west, and the karstified Šahen low
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Place details
- Locality
- Livold
- Region
- Municipality of Kočevje
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 483
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Livold
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Livold Slovenia.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lower Carniola
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southeast Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Kočevje
- Population
- +446
- Area
- +13.96
- Elevation
- +567
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Livold Slovenia.jpg
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Livold (; , Gottscheerish: Liəwold) is a village in the Kočevje Polje southeast of the town of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The village stretches along the road connecting Kočevje and Petrina, near the turn to Mozelj. It has a pronounced outline. The Rinža River flows through the village; it often goes dry in the summer but floods during heavy rains. There are many karst caves in the area. The Stojna Ridge and Dry Hill () rise to the west, and the karstified Šahen lowland lies to the east.
==Name== Livold was first attested in 1490 under its German name, Lienfeld. Judging from medieval sources, the Slovene name Livold is derived from Middle High German Lînfeld, literally 'flax field' (from lîn 'flax' + feld 'field'). The name thus refers to local agricultural production. Another theory derives the name from Middle High German leim 'mud, silt', connected with regular flooding of the Rinža River. A third theory relates the name to branching vegetation such as bindweed, ivy, and traveler's joy.