The Municipality of Loška Dolina (; ) is a municipality in

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. It is part of the

Inner Carniola Inner Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica (plateau), Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the Goriška, Gor ...

traditional region.

Snežnik Castle Snežnik Castle (, ) is a 13th-century castle located in the southwest part of the Lož Valley near the settlement of Kozarišče in the municipality of Loška Dolina, Slovenia. Its name is coincidentally identical to a univerbation based on ...

and Cross Cave are located in the municipality. Its municipal seat is the town of

Stari Trg pri Ložu Stari Trg pri Ložu (; , , ) is a settlement and the administrative seat of the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography The territory of Stari Trg pri Ložu includes the former hamlet of Breg () on the rig ...

. It borders

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Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Stari Trg pri Ložu, the municipality also includes the following settlements: *

Babna Polica Babna Polica (; in older sources also ''Babina Polica'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 130. ) is a small village southeast of Stari T ...

* Babno Polje * Dane *

Dolenje Poljane Dolenje Poljane (, , ) is a settlement in the hills southeast of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The area also includes the hamlet of Zgornje Poljane (, ). The chapel in Dolenje Po ...

* Iga Vas * Klance *

Knežja Njiva Knežja Njiva (, ) is a small village to the northeast above Markovec in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It is known locally as Gorenja. Church The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Hol ...

Kozarišče Kozarišče (, in older sources ''Kozaršče'', , ) is a village south of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The area of the village extends south of the main settlement right to the S ...

Lož Lož (, , ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Originally the settlement that is now Stari Trg pri Ložu was called ''Lož'', but in 1341 a new settlement was begun around Lož Cast ...

Markovec Markovec () is a settlement east of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Markovec includes the hamlets of Trzne to the west, and Podslavina and Koča Vas (, in older sources ''Kača Va ...

Nadlesk Nadlesk (, in older sources ''Nadlesek'') is a village south of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The settlement includes the hamlets of Hrib, Sredi Vasi (), and Kot. History On the hill abov ...

Podcerkev Podcerkev ( or , ) is a village west of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Martin of Tours, Saint Martin and belongs to the ...

Podgora pri Ložu Podgora pri Ložu (, ) is a village south of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Podgora'' to ''Podgora pri Ložu'' in 1955. Cultural heritag ...

Podlož Podlož (, ) is a village north of Lož in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church is built on Cross Mountain (, ; ), a hill above the settlement, and is dedicated to the Holy Cross. It ...

Pudob Pudob () is a village south of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Parish A parish is a ...

Šmarata Šmarata (, , ) is a village south of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Šmarata was attested in written records in 1275 as ''villa S. Margarite'' (and as ''circa sanctam Margar ...

Sveta Ana pri Ložu Sveta Ana pri Ložu (; ) is a village east of Podlož in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. History A prehistoric cemetery was discovered in Sveta Ana pri Ložu, testifying to its early settlement. The old ...

Viševek Viševek (, in older sources ''Uševek'', ) is a village south of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Viševek includes the hamlet of Bajer (in older sources also ''Bajar'', ...

* Vrh *

Vrhnika pri Ložu Vrhnika pri Ložu (, ) is a village southeast of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier and belongs to the Parish ...

References

External links

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Municipality of Loška Dolina on GeopediaLoška Dolina municipal site
Loska Dolina 1994 establishments in Slovenia {{LoškaDolina-geo-stub