Klake, Kozje

Place in Styria, Slovenia

46°7′8.57″N 15°30′45.91″E / 46.1190472°N 15.5127528°E / 46.1190472; 15.5127528Country

SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionSavinjaMunicipalityKozjeArea

• Total1.15 km² (0.44 sq mi)Elevation

428.1 m (1,404.5 ft)Population

(2002)

• Total179^[1]

Klake (pronounced [ˈklaːkɛ]) is a small dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills east of Pilštanj. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is included in the Savinja Statistical Region.^[2]

Name

The name Klake is derived from the Slovene common noun tlaka through dissimilation (tl- > kl-). The term tlaka originally referred to voluntary collective labor, and later to corvée under feudalism. The name refers to a place where collective labor was performed. Because places with this name generally do not lie near old Roman roads, the suggestion that the name is derived from tlak 'pavement' is unlikely.^[3]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Kozje municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 429.