Draga, Loški Potok

Draga (pronounced [ˈdɾaːɡa]; German: Suchen[2][3]) is a village in the Municipality of Loški Potok 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]

Draga
Draga is located in Slovenia
Draga
Draga
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°37′58.12″N 14°39′16″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityLoški Potok
Area
 • Total3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation
760.1 m (2,493.8 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total132
[1]

Name

The name Draga is derived from the Slovene common noun draga 'small, narrow valley', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.[5] In the past the German name was Suchen.[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1810 on the site of an earlier church, of which only the belfry remains.[6]

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. 34.
  3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. Loški Potok municipal site
  5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 120.
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1792


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