Loke, Straža

Loke
Loke
	Wooden bridge on the Krka River at Loke
	Loke Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°47′23.45″N 15°6′39.6″E / 45.7898472°N 15.111000°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Straža
Area
• Total	0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation	170.8 m (560.4 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	61

Loke (pronounced [ˈloːkɛ]) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Straža in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.^[2]

Name

The toponym Loke is relatively frequent in Slovenia. It is the plural form of the Slovene common noun loka 'swampy meadow', from Proto-Slavic *lǫka 'swampy, flood-prone meadow', semantically derived from 'meander'. Toponyms of the same origin are also found in other Slavic countries (e.g., Polish Łąka, Serbian Luka, Bulgarian Shiroka Laka, etc.).^[3]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Straža municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 244.

External links

Loke on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Straža municipal site

[3] Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 244.

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