Velika Ligojna

Velika Ligojna (pronounced [ˈʋeːlika liˈɡoːi̯na]; German: Großligoina[2]) is a village north of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] It includes the hamlets of Razpoti and Mavsarjev Hrib.[4]

Velika Ligojna
Velika Ligojna
Velika Ligojna
Velika Ligojna is located in Slovenia
Velika Ligojna
Velika Ligojna
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′36.69″N 14°17′48.11″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityVrhnika
Area
 • Total2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation
319.4 m (1,047.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total323
[1]

Name

Together with neighboring Mala Ligojna (literally 'Little Ligojna'), Velika Ligojna (literally, 'Big Ligojna') was attested in written sources in 1309 as Luckossel (and as Lucozel in 1317, Lvkozel in 1318, and Vunderludigoni in 1526). The medieval transcriptions indicate that the name was Luko(va) sela (literally, 'Luka's village') in the 14th century, probably originally based on the name *Ľudigojь and then confused in the transcriptions with the similar name Luka. If so, today's name is a result of the sound change ľu- > li- and modern vowel reduction, and means 'Ljudigoj's village'.[5]

Church

The local church in Velika Ligojna is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Parish of Vrhnika.[6] The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and was remodeled in the Baroque style in the 18th century.[7] It was surrounded by a defensive wall during the Ottoman wars in Europe.[4]

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, pp. 116, 118.
  3. Vrhnika municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 452.
  5. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 233.
  6. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2688


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