Gornji Lakoš (; hu, Felsőlakos) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
southwest of
Lendava in the
Prekmurje 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 ...
.
Name
The name ''Gornji Lakoš'' literally means 'upper Lakoš', contrasting with neighboring
Dolnji Lakoš (literally, 'lower Lakoš'), which is about lower in elevation. The Hungarian name ''Felsőlakos'' semantically corresponds to the Slovene name and also means 'upper Lakoš'.
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Stephen and belongs to the
Parish of Lendava.
Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
/ref>
References
External links
Gornji Lakoš on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Lendava
{{Lendava-geo-stub