Loke, Tabor Explained

Official Name:Loke
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tabor
Area Total Km2:6.27
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:169
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2225°N 15.0082°W
Elevation M:357.7
Footnotes:[1]

Loke (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈloːkɛ/; German: Lakdorf[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Tabor in central Slovenia. It lies in the valleys of Ojstrica Creek and Konjščica Creek and the surrounding hills. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

Castle

A hill near the settlement was the site of Ojstrica Castle (German: Osterwitz), a 13th-century castle originally belonging to the Counts of Celje. It was abandoned in the 16th century after it was attacked during a peasant revolt in 1535. By the early 17th century it was already a ruin. Today all that remains are parts of the fortifications.[4]

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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. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 66.
  3. http://www.obcina-tabor.si Tabor municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage