Gorenja Loka

Gorenja Loka (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈloːka]; also Gorenja Nemška Loka,[1][2] German: Oberdeutschau[3][4]) is a remote abandoned 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.[5] Its territory is now part of the village of Hrib pri Koprivniku.

Gorenja Loka
Gorenja Loka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°34′18.64″N 15°2′40.65″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Elevation
602.2 m (1,975.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total0

History

Gorenja Loka was a Gottschee German village. It was founded in the 14th century.[6] Before the Second World War it had six houses. All of the houses in the settlement were burned by Italian troops in the summer of 1942 during the Rog Offensive and it was never rebuilt.[7] The site of the former village is registered as cultural heritage.[6]

References
  1. Glonar, Joža. 1931. Poučni slovar. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 427.
  2. Simonič, Ivan. 1935. "Kočevarji v luči krajevnih in ledinskih imen." Glasnik Muzejskega društva za Slovenijo 16: 61–81 and 106–123, p. 78.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 38.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  5. Kočevje municipal site
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 22985
  7. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 221.


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