Viševek Explained

Official Name:Viševek
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:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Loška Dolina
Area Total Km2:1.99
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:155
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7005°N 14.4864°W
Elevation M:578.3
Footnotes:[1]

Viševek (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʋiˈʃeːʋək/, in older sources Uševek,[2] German: Uscheuk[2] [3]) is a village south of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]

Geography

Viševek includes the hamlet of Bajer (in older sources also Bajar, German: Waier)[3] east of the village center. The word bajer means 'pond' in Slovene, and the hamlet is located next to a small pond.

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Laas und Čabar (map, 1:75,000) . 1903 . K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut . Vienna.
  3. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 132-133.
  4. http://www.loska-dolina.si/ Loška Dolina municipal site
  5. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/D85EA1A9760204D8C12572030034F708?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website