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Lož
LožLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°43′33.43″N 14°28′7.47″E / 45.7259528°N 14.4687417°E / 45.7259528; 14.4687417
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Loška Dolina
Area
• Total	6.52 km (2.52 sq mi)
Elevation	589.7 m (1,934.7 ft)
Population
• Total	539

Lož (pronounced [ˈloːʃ] , German: Laas, Italian: Olisa) 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 Castle and the name of the older settlement as well as its market rights were adopted by the new settlement. The older settlement began to be referred to as Stari trg (literally, 'old market town' in Slovene; German: Altenmarkt).

Lož was attested in historical sources as Los in 1220, Lossi between 1221 and 1251, Loc in 1260, Loͤs in 1341, and Las in 1440, among other spellings. The Italian name Olisa dates back at least to the 1880s.

History

The new settlement of Lož around Lož Castle was granted town privileges in 1477.

Churches

There are two churches in the settlement. The church in the centre of the town is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1428. During Ottoman raids in the late 15th century the church was fortified and a wall was built around the town. The second church is outside the town at the cemetery and is dedicated to Saint Roch. It was built in 1635 after an oath by locals in a 1631 outbreak of bubonic plague.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 130.
3. "Slovenske dežele in laške želje". Slovenec. No. 219. September 25, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
4. "Poitalijančevanje slovenskih imen". Slovenski svet. No. 14. July 12, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
5. "Trije atlanti". Slovenec. No. 236. October 18, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
6. "Lož". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
7. Rutar, Simon (1881). "Franceschi-jeva zgodovina Istre". Ljubljanski zvon. No. 1. p. 160. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
8. Loška Dolina municipal site
9. Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site (in Slovene)

External links

• Lož on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Loška Dolina
Settlements	Administrative seat: Stari Trg pri Ložu Babna Polica Babno Polje Dane Dolenje Poljane Iga Vas Klance Knežja Njiva Kozarišče Lož Markovec Nadlesk Podcerkev Podgora pri Ložu Podlož Pudob Šmarata Sveta Ana pri Ložu Viševek Vrh Vrhnika pri Ložu
Landmarks	Cross Cave Lož Castle Lož Karst Field Snežnik Snežnik Castle
Notable people	Fran Milčinski Matija Škerbec Gregor Žerjav

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