01599nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001400043653002600057653002300083653002400106653002400130653002000154100001600174700001200190245014000202856011800342300001200460490000700472520087000479022002001349                                       d10aChoronyms10aenvironmental history10aGeographical names10aKamnik-Savinja Alps10aKaravanke Mountains10aNatural hazards1 aM. Geršič1 aM. Zorn00aNatural disasters reflected in geographical names - A few examples from the Western Karavanke mountains and Western Kamnik-Savinja Alps  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994175689&partnerID=40&md5=00f19bbf5d3492ca2d76671b9b1df11a  a575-5820 v643 aGeographical names are the proper names of settlements, parts of the Earth s surface and objects on it. Their characteristic is to uniquely identify and individualise the named object. They are part of intangible cultural heritage, which communities, groups as well as individuals pass on from one generation to another and perpetually reproduce in response to their environment, nature and history. In the recent years they have become an important environmental indicator to monitor various environmental processes, including natural hazards and disasters. This paper focuses on choronyms in the area of Western Karavanke Mountains and western Kamnik-Savinja Alps (N to NW Slovenia). On the basis of five cartographic sources from the end of the 18th century until today we examined choronyms, the creation of which was motivated by natural hazards and disasters.  a00234923 (ISSN)