# Marindol

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**Marindol** (ˈmaːɾindɔl) is a settlement on the [terrace](/source/Fluvial_terrace) above the left bank of the [Kolpa River](/source/Kupa_(river)) in the [Municipality of Črnomelj](/source/Municipality_of_%C4%8Crnomelj) in the [White Carniola](/source/White_Carniola) area of southeastern [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia). The area is part of the traditional region of [Lower Carniola](/source/Lower_Carniola) and is now included in the [Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region](/source/Southeast_Slovenia_Statistical_Region).[1]

## Name

Marindol was first attested in written sources in 1477 as *Marintall* (and in 1490 as *Marental*). The name is a compound formed from **Mari(ji)n dol* (literally, 'Mary's valley').[2] The settlement was also once known as *Šobatovci* or *Šobatovo selo*,[3] or *Šabotovo/Šobotovo selo*, cited as *Shebatova sella* in 1674.[4]

## References

1. [Črnomelj municipal site](http://www.crnomelj.si/)

1. Snoj, Marko (2009). *Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen*. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 252.

1. Savnik, Roman (1971). *Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2*. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 45.

1. Terseglav, Marko. 1996. *Uskoška pesemska dediščina Bele Krajine*. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, pp. 22–23.

## External links

- [Marindol on Geopedia](https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:5654_x1705734.027971893_y5700244.022284061_s15_b2345)

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