▁West me ath ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁A ft <0x0A> </s> ▁St ari ▁Kot ▁( ; ▁in ▁older ▁sources ▁also ▁St ari ▁V inkel j , ▁, ▁Gott sch ee ▁German : ▁Aut b ink l ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Lo š ki ▁Pot ok ▁in ▁southern ▁Sloven ia , ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Cro atia . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁region ▁of ▁Lower ▁Car ni ola ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁S out heast ▁Sloven ia ▁Statist ical ▁Region . ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁ham lets ▁of ▁B ink l , ▁Kur ja ▁Vas ▁( ), ▁Pri ▁Am bro ž ič u , ▁H rib , ▁and ▁Pres ka ▁( ). ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁from ▁Laz ec ▁to ▁Pre z id ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁Sloven e ▁name ▁St ari ▁Kot ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁name ▁Al tw inkel ▁are ▁sem ant ically ▁equivalent , ▁both ▁meaning ▁' old ▁closed ▁valley ', ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁valley ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁the ▁mountains . ▁The ▁design ation ▁' old ' ▁( St ari , ▁Alt -) ▁distingu ishes ▁the ▁settlement ▁from ▁Nov i ▁Kot ▁() ▁( liter ally , ▁' new ▁closed ▁valley . '). ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁St ari ▁Kot ▁and ▁Nov i ▁Kot ▁were ▁nick named ▁B aj tar ji ▁( liter ally , ▁' ten ant ▁far mers '), ▁but ▁this ▁nick name ▁is ▁rarely ▁used ▁today . ▁ ▁History ▁Or al