Dolnje Ložine
| Dolnje Ložine Srednje Ložine (until 1952) | |
|---|---|
  Dolnje Ložine Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′19.93″N 14°48′31.26″E / 45.6888694°N 14.8086833°ECoordinates: 45°41′19.93″N 14°48′31.26″E / 45.6888694°N 14.8086833°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kočevje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 474.2 m (1,555.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 57 |
| [1] | |
Dolnje Ložine (pronounced [ˈdoːlnjɛ lɔˈʒiːnɛ]; in older sources also Dolenje Ložine,[2] German: Niederloschin[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Upper Rinža Valley northwest 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.[4]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Srednje Ložine to Dolnje Ložine in 1952.[5] In the past the German name was Niederloschin.[2]
Cultural heritage
A small open roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Family and was built in 1913.[6]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1 2 3 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 42.
- ↑ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ↑ Kočevje municipal site
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 24220
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