The Municipality of Loški Potok (; ) is a municipality in southern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The municipal administration is based in the settlement of Hrib–Loški Potok. Traditionally forestry provided the main income for local inhabitants and it still plays an important role.Loški Potok municipal site It borders Croatia.
Name The name Loški Potok was originally a hydronym, derived from the adjective form of log '(swampy) meadow' + potok 'stream', thus literally meaning 'stream in a (swampy) meadow'. This probably refers to the level area south of Travnik, where there is a creek with the same name. The name was attested in written sources as Laserbach, Loserbach, and Lasserbach in 1763–1787.Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 245–246. In the past, the German equivalent of the name was Laserbach.Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48. The surrounding Potok Plateau () is also named after Loški potok.Kranjc, Andrej. 1995. "Potočanska planota." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 9. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 193.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Hrib–Loški Potok, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Črni Potok pri Dragi Draga Glažuta Lazec Mali Log Novi Kot Podplanina Podpreska Pungert Retje Šegova Vas Srednja Vas pri Dragi Srednja Vas–Loški Potok Stari Kot Trava Travnik
References
External links
Municipality of Loški Potok on Geopedia Loški Potok municipal site