Travnik, Loški Potok

Travnik (pronounced [ˈtɾaːu̯nik]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Loški Potok in southern Slovenia. It includes the hamlet of Bela Voda and a few dispersed farmsteads in the hills east of the main settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] The settlement includes the hamlets of Bela Voda (German: Weißwasser[3]), Dednik, and Kaplja (German: Kappel[3]).[4]

Travnik
Travnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°41′27.36″N 14°35′49.96″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityLoški Potok
Area
  Total18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Elevation
703.8 m (2,309.1 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total266
[1]

There is a small chapel in the settlement. It is dedicated to the Our Lady of the Rosary and dates to the late 19th to early 20th century.[5]

The unincorporated community of Traunik, Michigan is named after Travnik.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Loški Potok municipal site
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 577.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14885


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