Ostrožno pri Ločah explained

Official Name:Ostrožno pri Ločah
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Slovenske Konjice
Area Total Km2:0.94
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:20
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2869°N 15.4797°W
Elevation M:417.4
Footnotes:[1]

Ostrožno pri Ločah (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈstɾoːʒnɔ pɾi ˈloːtʃax/) is a small dispersed settlement in the hills south of Loče in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Together with Ostrožno pri Ponikvi, this constituted a single settlement named Ostrožno until 1953. Ostrožno was split into two parts in 1953, and the part in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice was renamed Ostrožno pri Ločah.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.slovenskekonjice.si Slovenske Konjice municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.