Loka pri Zidanem Mostu

Loka pri Zidanem Mostu (pronounced [ˈloːka pɾi ˈziːdanɛm ˈmoːstu] (listen)) is a village on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[1]

Loka pri Zidanem Mostu
village
Loka pri Zidanem Mostu
Location of Loka pri Zidanem Mostu in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′20.44″N 15°12′29.98″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalitySevnica
Area
 • Total1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
210.3 m (690.0 ft)
Population
 (Census 2002)
 • Total472
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.
Loka pri Zidanem Mostu

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Loka to Loka pri Zidanem Mostu (literally, 'Loka near Zidani Most') in 1952.[2] The toponym Loka is frequent in Slovenia and comes from the common noun loka 'flood-meadow', referring to the local geography.[3]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje.[4] It was originally a 13th-century church that was restyled in the Baroque in 1740.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Loka pri Zidanem Mostu include:

  • Ivan Fon (1860–1912), education specialist and textbook author[6]
  • Ludvik Mrzel (1904–1971), writer, poet, and journalist[6]
  • Janko Prunk (born 1942), historian
  • Ferdinand Ripšl (1820–1887), poet, orchardist, and local historian[6]
  • Zora Tavčar (born 1928), poet and writer[6]
  • Primož Trubar (1508–1586), Protestant preacher (served as priest in the village between 1529 and 1531)[6][7]
  • Alenka Rebula Tuta (born 1954), poet, author, and psychotherapist

Demographics
Population by age groups and sex, 2002[8]
0–1415–2425–3435–4445–5455–6465–74 75+ Total
Male 2020232028243120 186
Female 19162325222948104 286
Total 39364645505379124 472

References
  1. "Sevnica municipal site" (in Slovenian).
  2. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 244.
  4. "Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal site" (in Slovenian).
  5. "EŠD 3113". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 265.
  7. Gašper Troha, Sebastijan Pregelj: Ljubljana Literary Trail, Beletrina, 2011, ISBN 978-961-242-362-9
  8. "Households and Housing Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2002". Census of Population. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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