Iška Loka

Iška Loka (pronounced [ˈiːʃka ˈloːka]; German: Igglack[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ig in central Slovenia, in the marshes just south of the capital Ljubljana. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Chapel-shrine
Iška Loka
Iška Loka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°58′16.55″N 14°30′54.67″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIg
Area
 • Total4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation
292.7 m (960.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total262
[1]

Surface finds of pottery and worked stone tools in the area point to Mesolithic, Chalcolithic, and Early Bronze Age settlement of the area.[4]

At the southern edge of the settlement, at the intersection of roads leading to Ig and Staje, there is a chapel-shrine with an image in relief. It dates from the 19th century.[5]

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. 108.
  3. Ig municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 11410
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 11792


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