Velika Loka () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

Municipality of Trebnje The Municipality of Trebnje (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The seat of the municipality is the town of Trebnje. The municipality was established on 3 October 1994. It was increased in size on 6 Aug ...

in eastern

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. It lies on the Temenica River northwest of Trebnje, just off the old regional road leading to

Ivančna Gorica Ivančna Gorica (; in older sources also ''Vanjčina Gorica'') is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Sl ...

. The area is part of the traditional region of

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region in Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south an ...

. The municipality is now included in the

Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region () is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the auto industry, pharmaceuticals, and other light ...

. The local

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is dedicated to Saint James () and belongs to the

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Šentlovrenc Šentlovrenc ( or ) is a village on the Temenica River in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ...

. It was first mentioned in written sources dating to 1581, but was greatly modified in the 18th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2473

References

External links

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Velika Loka on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Trebnje {{Trebnje-geo-stub