Veliki Ločnik

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

45°54′4.13″N 14°36′10.04″E / 45.9011472°N 14.6027889°E / 45.9011472; 14.6027889Country

SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical region Central SloveniaMunicipalityVelike LaščeArea

• Total2.56 km² (0.99 sq mi)Elevation

561.8 m (1,843.2 ft)Population

(2002)

• Total98^[1]

Veliki Ločnik (pronounced [ˈʋeːliki lɔtʃˈniːk] or [ˈʋeːliki ˈloːtʃnik]; German: Großlotschnik^[2]) is a settlement north of Turjak in the Municipality of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.^[3]

A Roman-period burial ground has been found at a site near the settlement, but the extent of the cemetery has yet to be determined.^[4]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 46.
^ Velike Lašče municipal site
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 16129