Loke V Tuhinju
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Loke v Tuhinju (; german: Laake''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 26.) is a village in the Tuhinj Valley in the
Municipality of Kamnik The Municipality of Kamnik (; sl, Občina Kamnik) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kamnik. Today it is part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. It is the 15th-largest municipality by area ...
in the Upper Carniola region of
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Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas. It was built in the
Baroque style The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
between 1726 and 1732. Its main
altar An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paga ...
also dates to the first half of the 18th century.Slovenian Tourist Board site
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Loke v Tuhinju on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik {{Kamnik-geo-stub