# Pako

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Village in Inner Carniola, Slovenia

Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia

Pako Pako Location in Slovenia Coordinates: 45°56′23.25″N 14°22′16.59″E / 45.9397917°N 14.3712750°E / 45.9397917; 14.3712750 Country Slovenia Traditional region Inner Carniola Statistical region Central Slovenia Municipality Borovnica Area • Total 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi) Elevation 349 m (1,145 ft) Population (2020) • Total 167 • Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi) [1]

**Pako** (pronounced [\[ˈpaːkɔ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Slovene); in older sources also *Pekel*[2]) is a [village](/source/Village) north of [Borovnica](/source/Borovnica%2C_Borovnica) in the [Inner Carniola](/source/Inner_Carniola) region of [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia).[3]

## Name

The origin of the name *Pako* is unknown. The settlement was attested in written sources in 1300 as *Pach* (and also as *Pagk* in 1439 and *Pakh* in 1496).[4] The standardized spelling *Pekel* was also used.[2][5]

## Church

Saint Nicholas' Church

The local church in Pako is dedicated to [Saint Nicholas](/source/Saint_Nicholas) and belongs to the [Parish](/source/Parish) of Borovnica.[6] A church at the site was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and the current structure dates from 1717.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia](http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Leksikon_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Leksikon_2-1) *Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,* vol. 6: *Kranjsko*. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Borovnica municipal site](http://www.borovnica.si)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Razlaga imen krajev v borovniški dolini."](http://www.borovnica.eu/2012/kb.php?a=27) (in Slovene)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Weixelburg und Cirknitz.* 1912. Map, 1:75,000. Vienna: K. u. k. Militärgeographisches Institut.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site](http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/D4A7BB6F90C0F973C12572030034F8BA?OpenDocument)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine*. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 337.

## External links

- Media related to [Pako](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pako) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Pako on Geopedia](https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:5334_x1600937.6881449216_y5770225.674836811_s15_b2345)

v t e Municipality of Borovnica Settlements Administrative seat: Borovnica Breg pri Borovnici Brezovica pri Borovnici Dol pri Borovnici Dražica Lašče Laze pri Borovnici Niževec Ohonica Pako Pristava Zabočevo Location of the Municipality of Borovnica in Slovenia Landmarks Borovnica Viaduct ruins Deer Valley Viaduct Hell Gorge Borovnica Parish Church St. Nicholas's Church in Pako

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