Logatec (; german: Loitsch, it, Longatico) is a town in

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. It is the seat of the

Municipality of Logatec The Municipality of Logatec (; sl, Občina Logatec) is a municipality in Slovenia. The administrative seat of the municipality is the town of Logatec. It is located roughly in the centre of Inner Carniola, between the capital Ljubljana and Post ...

. It is located roughly in the centre of

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, between the capital

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and

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. The town of Logatec has seen rapid industrial development and immigration since the completion of the nearby

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to the

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Name

The name ''Logatec'' is of Celtic origin, probably derived from

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''*longatis'' 'ferryman, boatman', from the Proto-Celtic word ''*longā'' 'ship', thus meaning 'ferrymen's settlement'. The name became ''Longaticum'' in Latin, which was borrowed into Slavic as ''*Lǫgatьcь''. Early attestations of the Slavic name include ''Logach'' in 1265 (and ''Logatzc'' in 1296, ''Logatsch'' in 1307, ''Logacz'' in 1319, and ''de Logas'' in 1354).

History

The earliest mentions of the settlement are from

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times (Roman way station ''Mansio Longatico''). The vicinity of trade routes between the interior and the coast has always played an important part in the region. First the Roman road from

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, and later the road to

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and the Southern Railway. Before the construction of railway line, the majority of the population made a living as

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s. The town of Logatec was formed by combining a number of former villages: *

Blekova Vas Blekova Vas (, sl, Blekova vas, german: Fleckdorf''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 128.) is a former village in western Slovenia in th ...

(, german: Fleckdorf) * Brod. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Brod'' to ''Brod–Logatec'' in 1955. It was joined to Logatec in 1972.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. *

Čevica Čevica (, in older sources ''Čevice'', german: Tscheuze) is a former village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Logatec. It is now part of the town of Logatec. It is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included i ...

(german: Tscheuze), joined to Logatec in 1972. * Dolenja Vas ( sl, Dolenja vas) * Dolenji Logatec (german: Unterloitsch), joined to Logatec in 1972. * Gorenja Vas ( sl, Gorenja vas, german: Oberdorf). The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gorenja vas'' to ''Gorenja vas pod Režišami'' in 1953. It was joined to Logatec in 1972. *

Gorenji Logatec Gorenji Logatec (, locally also ''Gornji Logatec'', formerly ''Cerkovska vas''; german: Oberloitsch, formerly ''Kirchdorf'') is a former village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Logatec. It is now part of the town of Logatec. It is part ...

(german: Oberloitsch), formerly Cerkovska Vas (german: Kirchdorf), joined to Logatec in 1972. * Mandrge *

Martinj Hrib Martinj Hrib (, in older sources also ''Martinji Hrib'') is a former village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Logatec. It is now part of the town of Logatec. It is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in t ...

, joined to Logatec in 1972. The town's brass band was founded in 1913.

Mass graves

Logatec is the site of three known

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from during or after the Second World War. The Šemon Shaft Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Šemonovo brezno) lies on the southern slope of Strmica Hill north of the town. The entrance to the shaft is marked by two pine trees. The grave contains the remains of civilians from the nearby village of Rovte that were murdered in May or June 1945. The Košovec Shaft Mass Grave () is a shaft located in the middle of a woods about south of Logatec. In addition to human remains, investigators have found German identification tags, gold dentures, a ring, ammunition, and remains of military and civilian footwear in the shaft. The Gradišnica Cave Mass Grave () lies south of Logatec. It contains the remains of two to five unknown victims.

Churches

Because Logatec is made of what were originally separate settlements, there are a number of churches in what is now the town. The

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is in the Dolenji Logatec area and is dedicated to

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. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526. From 1795 to 1803 a new church was built on the site. The church in the Čevica area is dedicated to

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, and in Gorenji Logatec to the

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.Logatec parish site
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References

External links

Logatec municipal website

Logatec on Geopedia
{{Authority control Populated places in the Municipality of Logatec Cities and towns in Inner Carniola