Spodnji Otok

Spodnji Otok (pronounced [ˈspoːdnji ˈɔːtɔk], German: Unterotok[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

[3] Like settlements with the semantically corresponding name Verd, the name refers not only to an island, but also to an elevated location next to a marsh or other wetland.

Part of this lineage is mentioned as living in the area during the early period of reign of the Counts of Celje.

In the 15th and 16th centuries during the period of Turkish raids it was a defence post, protected by defensive walls.

Legends say that the church bells would start ringing of their own accord when the enemy would approach and scare them away.

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