Pako (; in older sources also PekelLeksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a village north of Borovnica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.Borovnica municipal site
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)."Razlaga imen krajev v borovniški dolini." The standardized spelling Pekel was also used.Weixelburg und Cirknitz. 1912. Map, 1:75,000. Vienna: K. u. k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
Church
The local church in Pako is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Borovnica.Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site A church at the site was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and the current structure dates from 1717.Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 337.
References
External links
Pako on Geopedia