Loka pri Zidanem Mostu () is a village on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Name The name of the settlement was changed from Loka to Loka pri Zidanem Mostu (literally, 'Loka near Zidani Most') in 1952.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. The toponym Loka is frequent in Slovenia and comes from the common noun loka 'flood-meadow', referring to the local geography.
Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was originally a 13th-century church that was restyled in the Baroque in 1740.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Loka pri Zidanem Mostu include: Ivan Fon (1860–1912), education specialist and textbook author Ludvik Mrzel (1904–1971), writer, poet, and journalist Janko Prunk (born 1942), historian Ferdinand Ripšl (1820–1887), poet, orchardist, and local historian Zora Tavčar (born 1928), poet and writer Primož Trubar (1508–1586), Protestant preacher (served as priest in the village between 1529 and 1531)Gašper Troha, Sebastijan Pregelj: Ljubljana Literary Trail, Beletrina, 2011, Alenka Rebula Tuta (born 1954), poet, author, and psychotherapist
Demographics +Population by age groups and sex, 2002 0–14 15–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75+ Total Male 20 20 23 20 28 24 31 20 186 Female 19 16 23 25 22 29 48 104 286 Total 39 36 46 45 50 53 79 124 472
References
External links
Loka pri Zidanem Mostu on Geopedia