Banja Loka

This article is about Banja Loka and is not to be confused with Banja Luka.

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Banja Loka

Banjaloka (until 2000)

Village of Banja Loka

Banja Loka

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°30′44.03″N 14°52′26.08″E﻿ / ﻿45.5122306°N 14.8739111°E﻿ / 45.5122306; 14.8739111
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Lower Carniola
Statistical region| Southeast Slovenia
Municipality| Kostel
Area

• Total

| 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Elevation

| 552.7 m (1,813.3 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total

| 35
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Banja Loka (pronounced [ˈbaːnja ˈloːka]; formerly also Banjaloka[2][3]) is a small village in the Municipality of Kostel 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]

## Name

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Banja Loka was attested in historical sources as Lakch in 1470 and Ywagnalocka in 1494,[5] and in 1763–87 as Bainloka. The first part of the name may be derived from the personal name Ban or from the obsolete common noun ban 'royal representative', and loka refers to a low-lying meadow. The name therefore means either 'Ban's meadow' or 'royal representative's meadow'.[6] Locally, the settlement is known as Banoka,[6][7] Banloka,[7] or Banjloka.[2] The name of the village was officially changed from Banjaloka to Banja Loka in 2000.[3]

## Church

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The local parish church, built to the east of the settlement next to the cemetery, is dedicated to Saint James (Slovene: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1742 and has a cruciform floor plan with a large belfry.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ a b Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 216.
3. ^ a b Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Banja Loka (in Slovene)
4. ^ Kostel municipal site
5. ^ "Banja Loka". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
6. ^ a b Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 52.
7. ^ a b Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 14.
8. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1606

## External links

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* Banja Loka on Geopedia

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Municipality of Kostel

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Vas

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* Ajbelj
* Banja Loka
* Briga
* Brsnik
* Colnarji
* Delač
* Dolenja Žaga
* Dolenji Potok
* Dren
* Drežnik
* Fara
* Gladloka
* Gorenja Žaga
* Gorenji Potok
* Gotenc
* Grgelj
* Grivac
* Hrib pri Fari
* Jakšiči
* Jesenov Vrt
* Kaptol
* Kostel
* Krkovo nad Faro
* Kuželič
* Kuželj
* Laze pri Kostelu
* Lipovec pri Kostelu
* Mavrc
* Nova Sela
* Oskrt
* Padovo pri Fari
* Petrina
* Pirče
* Planina
* Poden
* Podstene pri Kostelu
* Potok
* Puc
* Rajšele
* Rake
* Sapnik
* Selo pri Kostelu
* Slavski Laz
* Srednji Potok
* Srobotnik ob Kolpi
* Štajer
* Stelnik
* Stružnica
* Suhor
* Tišenpolj
* Vas
* Vimolj
* Vrh pri Fari
* Zapuže pri Kostelu

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Former|

* Friškova Draga
* Lobič–Mlin
* Matvoz
* Ograja
* Reber
* Žlebe

Landmarks|

* Kostel Castle

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