Kot (, sometimes PodkotIntelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. November 24, 1849, p. 8.) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Koseze. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Geography Kot stands east of the main settlement of Koseze, along the road to Mengeš at the intersection with a road to Šinkov Turn. Koseze Hill (elevation ) rises above the settlement, with the Strmec Combe cutting into the slope due north.
Name The name Kot is shared by several villages in Slovenia. It comes from the common noun kot 'closed valley, combe', referring to the place where a valley ends, closed in by mountains or hills. In some older sources, the names of Koseze and Kot were written together as a paired settlement; for example, Kosese in Podkot (), Koseze in Kot (), or Koseze-Kot.Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 208. The variant name Podkot is a fused prepositional phrase (pod 'below' + kot combe) that has lost case inflection, referring to the Strmec Combe.
History Together with neighboring Koseze and Potok, Kot was annexed by Šinkov Turn in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. In 1955, Koseze was made a separate settlement again, together with Kot as a hamlet in the settlement.
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External links
Kot on Geopedia