Loje

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Loje
Loje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′56.96″N 13°50′6.35″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Tolmin
Area
• Total	2.53 km^2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation	460.3 m (1,510.2 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	7
[1]

Loje (pronounced [ˈloːjɛ]) is small settlement in the hills north of Kneža in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Loje was attested in historical sources as the singular Loch in 1566, and then as the plural Lose around 1600, Vlosech in 1624, and Losech in 1648. Like the name Voje (with shvapanye, or pronunciation of /l/ as [w] before back vowels), the name is derived from *Logje, an accusative plural of the common noun log 'low-lying marshy or wooded meadowland', thus referring to the geographical character of the place.[3][4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Parish of Podmelec.[5]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Tolmin municipal site
3. Torkar, Silvo (2003). "K nastanku in pomenu nekaterih zemljepisnih imen v Baški dolini" [On the Origin and Meaning of Several Toponyms in the Bača Valley]. Slavistična revija. 51 (4): 429–442. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 243, 463.
5. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Loje on Geopedia