Bosljiva Loka
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  Bosljiva Loka Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′46.99″N 14°46′0.87″E / 45.5130528°N 14.7669083°E | |
| 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 |
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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]
Name[edit]
Bosljiva Loka was attested in written sources as Wosseyl in 1498.[4]
Church[edit]
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.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
- ^ Oslinica municipal site
- ^ "Bosljiva Loka". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2093
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