Bosljiva Loka

Bosljiva Loka
Bosljiva Loka

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°30′46.99″N 14°46′0.87″E / 45.5130528°N 14.7669083°E / 45.5130528; 14.7669083Coordinates: 45°30′46.99″N 14°46′0.87″E / 45.5130528°N 14.7669083°E / 45.5130528; 14.7669083
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Osilnica
Area
  Total 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation 261.3 m (857.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 27
[1]

Bosljiva Loka (pronounced [bɔˈsljiːʋa ˈloːka]; German: Wosail[2]) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Osilnica. It dates to the late 16th or early 17th century and has a rectangular nave and a three-sided sanctuary with a small belfry above its entrance. Some fragments of wall paintings survive on the interior and exterior walls. Its main altar dates to the late 18th century.[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, p. 40.
  3. Oslinica municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2093

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