Novi Log Explained

Official Name:Novi Log
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kočevje
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:0
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7413°N 14.9033°W
Elevation M:372

Novi Log (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈnɔːʋi ˈloːk/; locally also Mali Log,[1] German: Neulag[2]) is a remote abandoned former settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] Its territory is now part of the village of Stari Log.

History

Novi Log was a village inhabited by Gottschee Germans. It had 24 houses before the Second World War. The village was burned by Italian troops during the Rog Offensive in the summer of 1942 and was not rebuilt after the war.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 234.
  2. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  3. http://www.obcinakocevje.si/ Kočevje municipal site