Travnik, Loški Potok

Travnik
Travnik

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°41′27.36″N 14°35′49.96″E / 45.6909333°N 14.5972111°E / 45.6909333; 14.5972111Coordinates: 45°41′27.36″N 14°35′49.96″E / 45.6909333°N 14.5972111°E / 45.6909333; 14.5972111
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Loški Potok
Area
 • Total 18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Elevation 703.8 m (2,309.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 312
[1]

Travnik (pronounced [ˈtɾaːu̯nik]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Loški Potok in southern Slovenia. It includes the hamlet of Bela Voda and a few dispersed farmsteads in the hills east of the main settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] The settlement includes the hamlets of Bela Voda (German: Weißwasser[3]), Dednik, and Kaplja (German: Kappel[3]).[4]

There is a small chapel in the settlement. It is dedicated to the Our Lady of the Rosary and dates to the late 19th to early 20th century.[5]

The unincorporated community of Traunik, Michigan is named after Travnik.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Loški Potok municipal site
  3. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.
  4. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 577.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14885


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