Knape

place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

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Knape is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Country: Slovenia

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Knape (pronounced [ˈknaːpɛ], German: Knapou) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Knape is derived from the Slovene noun knap 'miner', a borrowing from Old High German knappe 'boy, squire, servant'. Iron ore was formerly mined in the Jablenovica Valley east of the village.

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