Loje () is small settlement in the hills north of
Kneža
Kneža () is a village in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The Bohinj Railway line runs through the settlement.
Name
Kneža was attested in written sources in 1377 as ''villa de Chinessa'', and th ...
in the
Municipality of Tolmin
The Municipality of Tolmin (; sl, Občina Tolmin) is a municipalities of Slovenia, municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its seat and largest settlement is Tolmin.
History
In ancient times the area was inhabited by the Illyrians and then by th ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
.
The local church is dedicated to
Saints Peter and Paul Peter and Paul may refer to:
* Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle considered together
** Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, 29 June in the Catholic liturgical calendar
** St. Peter and St. Paul's Church (disambiguation)
* ''Peter and Paul'' (film), 1 ...
and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of
Podmelec
Podmelec () is a village west of Kneža in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Geography
Podmelec stands on a slope above the right bank of the Bača River. Sopota Falls ( sl, slap Sopota) is locate ...
.
Koper Diocese list of churches
References
External links
Loje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Tolmin
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