Municipality of Loški Potok

The Municipality of Loški Potok (pronounced [ˈloːʃki ˈpɔːtɔk]; Slovene: Občina Loški Potok) is a municipality in southern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The municipal administration is based in the settlement of Hrib–Loški Potok. Traditionally forestry provided the main income for local inhabitants and it still plays an important role.[2]

Municipality of Loški Potok

Občina Loški Potok
Municipality
The village of Retje
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Loški Potok in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°42′N 14°35′E
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorIvan Benčina
Area
 • Total134.5 km2 (51.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total1,958
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.loski-potok.si

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 Travnik, where there is a creek with the same name. The name was attested in written sources as Laserbach, Loserbach, and Lasserbach in 1763–1787.[3] In the past, the German equivalent of the name was Laserbach.[4] The surrounding Potok Plateau (Slovene: Potočanska planota) is also named after Loški potok.[5]

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Hrib–Loški Potok, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. Loški Potok municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 245–246.
  4. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.
  5. Kranjc, Andrej. 1995. "Potočanska planota." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 9. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 193.


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