Loje () is small settlement in the hills north of
Kneža in the
Municipality of Tolmin
The Municipality of Tolmin (; ) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its seat and largest settlement is Tolmin. It borders Italy.
History
In ancient times the area was inhabited by the Illyrians and then by the Romans. In the 6th century ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
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
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.
Church
The local church is dedicated to
Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
of
Podmelec.
Koper Diocese list of churches
References
External links
Loje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Tolmin
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