The Municipality of Loški Potok (; sl, Občina Loški Potok) is a

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in southern

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. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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. The municipal administration is based in the settlement of Hrib–Loški Potok. Traditionally

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provided the main income for local inhabitants and it still plays an important role.

Name

The name ''Loški Potok'' was originally a hydronym, derived from the adjective form of ''log'' '(swampy) meadow' + ''potok'' 'stream', thus literally meaning 'stream in a (swampy) meadow'. This probably refers to the level area south of

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, where there is a creek with the same name. The name was attested in written sources as ''Laserbach'', ''Loserbach'', and ''Lasserbach'' in 1763–1787. In the past, the German equivalent of the name was ''Laserbach''.''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48. The surrounding Potok Plateau ( sl, Potočanska planota) is also named after ''Loški potok''.Kranjc, Andrej. 1995. "Potočanska planota." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 9. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 193.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Hrib–Loški Potok, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Črni Potok pri Dragi * Draga * Glažuta * Lazec * Mali Log * Novi Kot *

Podplanina Podplanina (; in older sources also ''Planina'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 42. german: Alben,Petschauer, Erich. 1980. "Die Gotts ...

* Podpreska * Pungert * Retje * Šegova Vas * Srednja Vas pri Dragi * Srednja Vas–Loški Potok * Stari Kot * Trava *

References

External links

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Municipality of Loški Potok on GeopediaLoški Potok municipal site
Loski Potok 1994 establishments in Slovenia {{LoskiPotok-geo-stub