Kneža

Kneža () is a village in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The Bohinj Railway line runs through the settlement.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Kneža is referenced by 81 other articles, and connects out to Slovenia, village and geographic coordinate system.

It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in the Municipality of Tolmin.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Kneža
Region: Municipality of Tolmin
Country: Slovenija
Population: 86

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kneža
Settlement.image_skyline: VasKneza-BaskaGrapa1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Slovenian Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gorizia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tolmin
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.93
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 213
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Slovenia
Located in: Municipality of Tolmin
Population: 188
Area: 2.93
Elevation: 229.9
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Vas Kneža v Baški grapi 1.jpg

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Commons category: Kneža
postal code: 5216
female population: 99
male population: 89

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Kneža () is a village in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The Bohinj Railway line runs through the settlement.

==Name== Kneža was attested in written sources in 1377 as villa de Chinessa, and the corresponding hydronym (today Knežica Creek) was attested as Knesaha in 891. The name is derived from *Kъnędz′a (vьsь/voda/rěka) 'prince's (village/creek/river)', indicating that the territory was owned by a prince.

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