Knej

Knej ( or ) is a small settlement west of Rašica in the Municipality of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

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Place details

Locality: Kurja vas
Region: Municipality of Velike Lašče
Country: Slovenija
Population: 45

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Knej
Settlement.image_skyline: Knej 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: Central Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Velike Lašče
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.74
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 22
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Population: 45
Area: 0.74
Elevation: 493.8
Image: Knej Slovenia.jpg

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Commons category: Knej
female population: 23
male population: 22

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==Name== The settlement was first attested in 1389 as zu dem Kne (and as in der Kneya in 1463 and Kney in 1484). The name Knej is believed to be related to Russian kneja (кнея) 'woods in the middle of a field' and Polish knieja 'woods where it is forbidden to cut; hunting area', both derived from Slavic *kъnъ 'stump', thus referring to a local geographical feature.