Golo (, Intelligenzblatt 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 Selo pri Vodicah. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.Vodice municipal site
Geography Golo lies in the Skaručna Basin northeast of Selo pri Vodicah. The soil is loamy.
Name
The name Golo is derived from the Slovene adjective gol 'bare', referring to a place where the forest was cleared. In some older sources, the names of Golo and Selo were written together as a paired settlement; for example, Selo-GoloKrajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 209. or Selo in Golo ().
History Golo was annexed by Selo pri Vodicah in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
References
External links
Golo on Geopedia