Loška Gora pri Zrečah () is a settlement above the right banks of the

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River in the

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in northeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Name

Until 1998, the name of the village was simply ''Loška Gora''. The settlement was attested in 1279 as ''Luchsperch'' and the name is derived from the common noun ''log'' 'wooded low-lying meadow; woods'. The name therefore literally means 'wooded mountain', and the epithet ''pri Zrečah'' 'near Zreče' distinguishes it from other settlements with the same name.

Castle

Remains of a 13th-century

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known as Lušperk Castle, also referred to as ''Loški grad'', can be seen on a hill northwest of the settlement.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 10350

References

External links

Loška Gora pri Zrečah on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Zreče {{Zreče-geo-stub