Podpulfrca
Podpulfrca (, in older sources "Podpurflica") is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name. Podpulfrca is also known as "Podpurfelca" in the local dialect. The name is a fused prepositional phrase: "pod" 'below' + "pulfrca" 'gunpowder mill'. The latter element refers from a stamp mill used for producing gunpowder that was located there, and in 1584 the name of the village was recorded as "Pulferstamph" 'gunpowder mill' (i.e., German "Pulverstampf").