Loka pri Mengšu

Coordinates: 46°9′7.35″N 14°33′49.82″E / 46.1520417°N 14.5638389°E / 46.1520417; 14.5638389
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Loka pri Mengšu
Loka pri Mengšu is located in Slovenia
Loka pri Mengšu
Loka pri Mengšu
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′7.35″N 14°33′49.82″E / 46.1520417°N 14.5638389°E / 46.1520417; 14.5638389
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMengeš
Area
 • Total5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation
308.7 m (1,012.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total795
[1]

Loka pri Mengšu (pronounced [ˈloːka pɾi ˈmeːŋɡʃu]; German: Laak bei Mannsburg[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Mengeš in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church[edit]

View from south
Exterior fresco
Saints Primus and Felician Church

The local church, standing isolated in a field outside the village, is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician.[4]

Castle[edit]

The recently renovated Jablje Castle is southwest of the settlement.

References[edit]

  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. 26.
  3. ^ Mengeš municipal site
  4. ^ Cultural Heritage in Mengeš (in Slovene) Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine

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