Loke () is a small settlement on the left bank of the
Krka River in the
Municipality of Straža
The Municipality of Straža (; sl, Občina Straža) is a municipality in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the banks of the Krka River in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality was created in 2006 when it split from the City ...
in southeastern
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 area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The toponym ''Loke'' is relatively frequent in Slovenia. It is the plural form of the Slovene common noun ''loka'' 'swampy meadow', from
Proto-Slavic *''lǫka'' 'swampy, flood-prone meadow', semantically derived from '
meander
A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank ...
'. Toponyms of the same origin are also found in other Slavic countries (e.g., Polish ''
Łąka'', Serbian ''
Luka'', Bulgarian ''
Shiroka Laka
Shiroka Laka ( bg, Широка лъка ) is a village in the very south of Bulgaria, located in Smolyan municipality, Smolyan Province. It is a proclaimed architectural and folklore reserve and lies in the central Rhodope Mountains, 23 km (14 ...
'', etc.).
References
External links
Loke on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Straža
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