Loke pri Zagorju

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Loke pri Zagorju
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Loke pri Zagorju
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′32.07″N14°57′41.6″E / 46.1422417°N 14.961556°E / 46.1422417; 14.961556 Coordinates: 46°8′32.07″N14°57′41.6″E / 46.1422417°N 14.961556°E / 46.1422417; 14.961556
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Zagorje ob Savi
Area
  Total 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation 278.4 m (913.4 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 241
[1]

Loke pri Zagorju (pronounced  [ˈloːkɛ pɾi zaˈɡoːɾju] ; German : Lokach [2] ) is a settlement immediately north of Kisovec in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. [3]

German language West Germanic language

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Kisovec Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Kisovec is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The settlement developed around the local coal mine, closed in 1952. Since 1978 a factory producing aerated autoclaved concrete has been in operation in the settlement and provided employment for local people. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.

Municipality An administrative division having corporate status and usually some powers of self-government or jurisdiction

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Loke to Loke pri Zagorju in 1955. [4]

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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. 94.
  3. Zagorje ob Savi municipal site Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine .
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.