Dorfarje
Dorfarje (pronounced [ˈdoːɾfaɾjɛ]; German: Dörfern[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Dorfarje  | |
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![]() Dorfarje Location in Slovenia  | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′40.93″N 14°19′29.92″E | |
| Country | |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola | 
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola | 
| Municipality | Škofja Loka | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 372.6 m (1,222.4 ft) | 
| Population  (2002)  | |
| • Total | 203 | 
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Name
    
The name Dorfarje was first attested in 1291 as in Dorfern. It is derived from Middle High German Dorfern, originally a plural form of the common noun dorfære 'villager' (< dorf 'village'). The name therefore literally means 'villagers' and refers to early German colonization of the Sora Plain.[3] In the past the German name was Dörfern.[2]
References
    
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
 - Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
 - Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 119.
 
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