Loče (; german: Heiligengeist in Loče
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.]) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern
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 ...
. It lies on the left bank of the
Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria. The municipality is now included in the
Savinja Statistical Region
The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly c ...
.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Loče'' to ''Loče pri Poljčanah'' in 1955. The name ''Loče'' was restored in 1999. In the past it was known as ''Heiligengeist in Loče'' in German.
History
On 20 June 1892 work started on a
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
(760 mm)
steam railroad
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Rapid transit
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line called ''Konjičanka'' from
Poljčane to Slovenske Konjice, with a station in Loče. The line was opened on 20 December 1892, and on 29 June 1921 it was extended to
Zreče
Zreče (; german: Rötschach bei Gonobitz) is a town in northeast Slovenia and is the seat of the Municipality of Zreče. It lies on the slopes of Pohorje in the upper valley of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Sty ...
. It was closed in 1963, and the tracks were removed in 1970.
Church
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
in the settlement is dedicated to the
Holy Spirit and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor ( la, Archidioecesis Mariborensis, sl, Nadškofija Maribor) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maribor in Slovenia.
History
* 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant
...
. It is a 15th-century church that was extended in the 17th century and restyled in the
Baroque style in the 18th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3111
References
External links
Populated places in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice
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