Hrib–Loški Potok Explained

Official Name:Hrib–Loški Potok
Other Name:Hrib (until 1953)
Native Name:Hrib - Loški potok
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
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:Loški Potok
Area Total Km2:9.56
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:353
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7015°N 14.5901°W
Elevation M:771.5
Postal Code:1318
Footnotes:[1]

Hrib–Loški Potok (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈxɾiːb ˈloːʃki ˈpɔːtɔk/; Slovenian: Hrib - Loški Potok) is a village in the Municipality of Loški Potok in southern Slovenia. It is also the administrative centre of the municipality. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Hrib to Hrib - Loški potok in 1953.[3]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1670 on the site of a 14th-century building. It has an octagonal floor plan and a large belfry.[4] A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Barbara and dates to the 17th century.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.loski-potok.si Loški Potok municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage