Slokarji Explained
| Official Name: | Slokarji |
| 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: | Littoral |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ajdovščina |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.9147°N 13.8911°W |
| Elevation M: | 220 |
Slokarji (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsloːkaɾji/; Italian: Slocari[1]) is a formerly independent settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in southwestern Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Lokavec.[2] [3] It is part of the traditional region of the Littoral and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Gorizia Statistical Region.
Geography
Slokarji lies north of the main settlement of Lokavec, along the road to Predmeja.[2]
History
Slokarji had a population of 131 people living in 28 houses in 1880,[4] 120 in 30 houses in 1890,[5] and 133 in 27 houses in 1910.[6] Slokarji was annexed by Lokavec in 1952, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[7] [8]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Slokarji include the following:
- Edmund Čibej (1861–1954), journalist and mineralogist[2]
- Venceslav Čopič (1893–1980), teacher and writer[2]
- Teodor Postelj (1900–1993), cardiologist[2]
- Anton Slokar (1898–1982), politician[2]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Topografska karta Kraljevine Italije 1:25.000 (1933–1943) . GisKD pregledovalnik . Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia . September 4, 2023.
- Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 24.
- Book: Jarc . Pavla . Kladnik . Drago . Rojšek . Daniel . Posočje: A-Ž: enciklopedični priročnik za popotnika . 2002 . ZRC, ZRC SAZU . Ljubljana . 39.
- Book: Special-Orts-Repertorium vom Küstenlande . 1885 . Alfred Hölder . Vienna . 28 .
- Book: Special-Orts-Repertorium der in österreichischen Reichsrathe vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Neubearbeitung auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1890, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland . 1894 . Alfred Hölder . Vienna . 37 .
- Book: Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland . 1918 . K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei . Vienna . 13.
- Book: Marinković . Dragan . Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 . 1991 . Savezni zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 58, 93 .
- Book: Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve) . 1965 . Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko . Ljubljana . 58.
