Banja Loka

Banja Loka (pronounced [ˈbaːnja ˈloːka]; formerly also Banjaloka[2][3]) is a small village in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.[4]

This article is about Banja Loka. It is not to be confused with Banja Luka.
Banja Loka
Banjaloka (until 2000)
Banja Loka is located in Slovenia
Banja Loka
Banja Loka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°30′44.03″N 14°52′26.08″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKostel
Area
 • Total3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Elevation
552.7 m (1,813.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total35
[1]

Name

Banja Loka was attested in historical sources as Lakch in 1470 and Ywagnalocka in 1494,[5] and in 1763–87 as Bainloka. The first part of the name may be derived from the personal name Ban or from the obsolete common noun ban 'royal representative', and loka refers to a low-lying meadow. The name therefore means either 'Ban's meadow' or 'royal representative's meadow'.[6] Locally, the settlement is known as Banoka,[6][7] Banloka,[7] or Banjloka.[2] The name of the village was officially changed from Banjaloka to Banja Loka in 2000.[3]

Church

The local parish church, built to the east of the settlement next to the cemetery, is dedicated to Saint James (Slovene: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1742 and has a cruciform floor plan with a large belfry.[8]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 216.
  3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Banja Loka (in Slovene)
  4. Kostel municipal site
  5. "Banja Loka". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 52.
  7. Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 14.
  8. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1606


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