Iga Vas (; , ) is a settlement south of
Stari Trg in the
Municipality of Loška Dolina
The Municipality of Loška Dolina (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Inner Carniola traditional region. Snežnik Castle and Cross Cave are located in the municipality. Its municipal seat is the town of Stari Trg pri Ložu. It b ...
in the
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica (plateau), Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the Goriška, Gor ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
The name ''Iga vas'' is believed to be connected with the Slovene common noun ''igo'' 'yoke', referring to the layout of the village in the 18th century. If so, the name literally means 'yoke village'.
[Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 167–168.]
References
External links
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Iga Vas on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Loška Dolina
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