Lož Explained

Official Name:Lož
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Loška Dolina
Area Total Km2:6.52
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:539
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.726°N 14.4687°W
Elevation M:589.7
Footnotes:[1]

Lož (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈloːʃ/, German: Laas,[2] Italian: Olisa[3] [4] [5]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Originally the settlement that is now Stari Trg pri Ložu was called Lož, but in 1341 a new settlement was begun around Lož Castle and the name of the older settlement as well as its market rights were adopted by the new settlement. The older settlement began to be referred to as Stari trg (literally, 'old market town' in Slovene; German: Altenmarkt).

Lož was attested in historical sources as Los in 1220, Lossi between 1221 and 1251, Loc in 1260, Loͤs in 1341, and Las in 1440, among other spellings.[6] The Italian name Olisa dates back at least to the 1880s.[7]

History

The new settlement of Lož around Lož Castle was granted town privileges in 1477.[8]

Churches

There are two churches in the settlement. The church in the centre of the town is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1428. During Ottoman raids in the late 15th century the church was fortified and a wall was built around the town. The second church is outside the town at the cemetery and is dedicated to Saint Roch. It was built in 1635 after an oath by locals in a 1631 outbreak of bubonic plague.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 130.
  3. News: Slovenske dežele in laške želje . January 7, 2021 . Slovenec . 219 . September 25, 1915 . 1.
  4. News: Poitalijančevanje slovenskih imen . January 7, 2021 . Slovenski svet . 14 . July 12, 1917 . 2.
  5. News: Trije atlanti . January 7, 2021 . Slovenec . 236 . October 18, 1925 . 1.
  6. Web site: Lož . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . January 7, 2021.
  7. News: Rutar . Simon . Franceschi-jeva zgodovina Istre . Ljubljanski zvon . January 7, 2021 . 1 . 1881 . 160.
  8. http://www.loska-dolina.si/ Loška Dolina municipal site
  9. http://www.loskadolina.si/zanimivosti/naravna_in_kulturna_dediscina/2006112717163322/ Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site