Gornji Lakoš Explained

Official Name:Gornji Lakoš
Other Name:Felsőlakos
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Prekmurje
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Mura
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Lendava
Area Total Km2:5.14
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:438
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5525°N 16.4181°W
Elevation M:161.1
Footnotes:[1]

Gornji Lakoš (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡoːɾnji ˈlaːkɔʃ/; Hungarian: Felsőlakos) is a village southwest of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name Gornji Lakoš literally means 'upper Lakoš', contrasting with neighboring Dolnji Lakoš (literally, 'lower Lakoš'), which is about 1m (03feet) lower in elevation. The Hungarian name Felsőlakos semantically corresponds to the Slovene name and also means 'upper Lakoš'.

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Parish of Lendava.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.lendava.si/ Lendava municipal site
  3. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/00D25937AFA61157C12572030034F8AB?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site