| Loke | |
|---|---|
  Loke Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′49.36″N15°27′46.04″E / 45.9470444°N 15.4627889°E Coordinates: 45°56′49.36″N15°27′46.04″E / 45.9470444°N 15.4627889°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Krško |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210.5 m (690.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 63 |
| [1] | |
Loke (pronounced [ˈloːkɛ] ) is a small settlement in the hills immediately northwest of Leskovec pri Krškem in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. [2] It includes an isolated vacation estate on Saint Florian Hill (Slovene : Florjanov hrib) east of the settlement, known as Florijanovo (German : Thalhof [3] ). [4]
Leskovec pri Krškem is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Grad, Beli Breg, Veliki Marof, and Žadovinka. Older sources also mention the appertaining hamlet of Bajer.
The Municipality of Krško is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Krško. The area is traditionally divided between Lower Styria and Lower Carniola. The entire municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region.
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was built in the early 20th century. [5]
A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mountain. They have been a feature of many cultures, including Catholic and Orthodox Europe and Shinto Japan.
