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