Zakl, Braslovče


Zakl is a small settlement in the Municipality of Braslovče in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The Municipality of Braslovče is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Name

Zakl was attested in written sources in 1383 as Czokel. The name is derived from the fused prepositional phrase *za kъlъ in which the second element has a metaphorical meaning, referring to a piece of land that extends into another geographical feature. Locally, the name is pronounced Zaku.