Pekel, Maribor
Pekel (pronounced [ˈpɛːkəu̯] or [ˈpɛkəu̯]) is a settlement north of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[3]
Name
Pekel was attested in written sources circa 1500 as in der Hell. The name is pronounced Pêkel (corresponding to the dialect pronunciation of the common noun pêkel 'Hell') rather than the more standard Pekèl. Across Slovenia there are many oronyms, regional names, and microptoponyms named Pekel. In folk geography, the name was used to metaphorically designate chasms, caves, shafts, and other narrow, dark places; for example, in Kropa there is an oeconym Pekel originally referring to a blacksmith's shop. Semantically related names in Slovenia include Devil's Hole (Slovene: Vragova luknja) in the settlement of Okrog and Devil's Ravine (Slovene: Hudičev graben) in the settlement of Parož.[4] See also Pekel, Trebnje, Hell Cave, and Hell Gorge.
References
External links
- Pekel on Geopedia
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- Angels (statues)
- Carinthia Street
- Cathedral Peak
- Drava
- Hutter Colony
- Kalvarija Hill
- Liberation Monument
- Main Square
- Maribor Island
- Maribor Park
- Market Hall
- Plague Column
- Pyramid
- Old Bridge (List of bridges in Maribor)
- Railway Station
- Revolution Square
- Strossmayer Street
- Trieste Street
- University of Maribor
- Zamorc Hotel
- Betnava Mansion
- Jewish Tower
- Judgement Tower
- Orešje Castle
- Račji Dvor Mansion
- Town Castle
- Town Hall
- Upper Maribor Castle
- Vetrinje Mansion
- Water Tower
- Basilica of Our Mother of Mercy
- Capuchin Church
- Cathedral
- Synagogue
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- Dobrava
- Košaki
- Ledine
- Marija Brezje
- Nova Vas
- Spodnje Radvanje
- Za Gradom
- Zgornje Radvanje
- Academic Choir
- Aquarium
- Carmina Slovenica
- Lent Festival
- Maribor Slovene National Theatre
- Obzorja Publishing House
- Philharmonic Orchestra
- Račji Dvor Open-Air Museum
- Radio City
- Slava Klavora Theatre