Loka pri Mengšu

Loka pri Mengšu
Loka pri Mengšu Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′7.35″N 14°33′49.82″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Mengeš
Area
• Total	5.23 km^2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation	308.7 m (1,012.8 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	795
[1]

Loka pri Mengšu (pronounced [ˈloːka pɾi ˈmeːŋɡʃu]; German: Laak bei Mannsburg[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Mengeš in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

View from south

Exterior fresco

Saints Primus and Felician Church

The local church, standing isolated in a field outside the village, is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician.[4]

Castle

The recently renovated Jablje Castle is southwest of the settlement.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 26.
3. Mengeš municipal site
4. Cultural Heritage in Mengeš (in Slovene) Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Loka pri Mengšu at Wikimedia Commons
• Loka pri Mengšu on Geopedia
• PGD Loka pri Mengšu