Lokve, Nova Gorica Explained

Official Name:Lokve
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:Slovenian Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Nova Gorica
Area Total Km2:27.04
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:122
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0109°N 13.7887°W
Elevation M:928.6

Lokve (pronounced as /sl/; Italian: Loqua) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica.[1] It is located on the Trnovo Forest Plateau, above the Vipava Valley in the Gorizia region of the Slovene Littoral. It is a popular tourist center, serving as a summer resort for people from the towns of Nova Gorica and Gorizia (Italy). Škol Hill (Slovenian: Škol; 1182m (3,878feet)) rises north of Lokve.

Mass grave

Lokve is the site of a former mass grave from the Second World War. The Lokve Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Lokve) is located in a depression near house no. 43 in the village. It contained the remains of Italian soldiers from the 10th Assault Vehicle Flotilla killed at the site in March 1945. The remains were discovered during excavations in December 2003 and were reburied in May 2004.[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Lokve include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nova-gorica.si/ Nova Gorica municipal site
  2. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Lokve . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 7, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  3. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008