Loška Gora pri Zrečah

Loška Gora pri Zrečah Loška Gora (until 1998)
Loška Gora pri Zrečah Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′40.21″N 15°21′44.27″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Zreče
Area
• Total	2.53 km^2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation	714 m (2,343 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	161
Climate	Cfb
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Loška Gora pri Zrečah (pronounced [ˈloːʃka ˈɡɔːɾa pɾi ˈzɾeːtʃax]) is a settlement above the right banks of the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Zreče in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Until 1998, the name of the village was simply Loška Gora.[3] The settlement was attested in 1279 as Luchsperch and the name is derived from the common noun log 'wooded low-lying meadow; woods'.[4] The name therefore literally means 'wooded mountain', and the epithet pri Zrečah 'near Zreče' distinguishes it from other settlements with the same name.

Castle

Remains of a 13th-century castle known as Lušperk Castle, also referred to as Loški grad, can be seen on a hill northwest of the settlement.[5]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Zreče municipal site
3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Loška Gora pri Zrečah.
4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 246.
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 10350

External links

• Loška Gora pri Zrečah on Geopedia