Bosljiva Loka Explained

Official Name:Bosljiva Loka
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Osilnica
Area Total Km2:5.09
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:27
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.5131°N 14.7669°W
Elevation M:261.3
Postal Code:1337
Footnotes:[1]

Bosljiva Loka (in Slovenian pronounced as /bɔˈsljiːʋa ˈloːka/; German: Wosail[2]) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Bosljiva Loka was attested in written sources as Wosseyl in 1498.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Osilnica. It dates to the late 16th or early 17th century and has a rectangular nave and a three-sided sanctuary with a small belfry above its entrance. Some fragments of wall paintings survive on the interior and exterior walls. Its main altar dates to the late 18th century.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
  3. http://www.osilnica.si Oslinica municipal site
  4. Web site: Bosljiva Loka . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . March 14, 2021.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage