Bukovžlak
place in Styria, Slovenia
Bukovžlak (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔʒlak]; German: Buchenschlag) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the eastern outskirts of Celje, just north of Teharje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Name
Bukovžlak was first attested in written sources in 1763–87 as Bukova Slaka. The name is a compound formed from the Slovene adjective bukov 'beech' and German Schlag 'clearing, cleared area', referring to an area where a beech forest was cleared. The meaning of the name is also confirmed by Bukov Laz (literally, 'beech clearing'), the name of an older settlement at the approximate site of present-day Bukovžlak.
History
In the past, the area was the property of nobility in Teharje. Bežigrad Manor, which stood above the confluence of the Voglajna River and Ložnica Creek, was first mentioned in 1666. The manor was plundered by the German army during the Second World War, and then taken over by the Yugoslav army after the war.
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