Binkelj

Binkelj (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Urban expansion has made it an actual continuous part of the town of Škofja Loka.

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Place details

Locality: Škofja Loka
Region: Škofja Loka
Country: Slovenija
Population: 175

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Settlement.official_name: Binkelj
Settlement.image_skyline: Binkelj Slovenia 3.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Škofja Loka
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.06
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 164
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Population: 182
Area: 0.06
Elevation: 371
Image: Binkelj Slovenia 3.jpg

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Commons category: Binkelj
female population: 88
male population: 94

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Binkelj (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Urban expansion has made it an actual continuous part of the town of Škofja Loka.

==Name== Binkelj was attested in written sources in 1300 as in dem Winchel (and as ze Alten Lak zu Winkhel in 1392, am Puhel before 1492, and im Winkhel in 1500). The name is derived from Middle High German winkel 'corner, secluded area, hiding place'. In the past the German name was Winkel.