Draga (pronounced [ˈdɾaːɡa]; German: Suchen[2][3]) is a village in the Municipality of Loški Potok in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
Draga | |
|---|---|
  Draga Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′58.12″N 14°39′16″E / 45.6328111°N 14.65444°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Loški Potok |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 760.1 m (2,493.8 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 132 |
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Name
editThe name Draga is derived from the Slovene common noun draga 'small, narrow valley', referring to the geographical location of the settlement.[5] In the past the German name was Suchen.[2]
Church
editThe parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1810 on the site of an earlier church, of which only the belfry remains.[6]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 34.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ^ Loški Potok municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 120.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1792
External links
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