Dolnje Ložine (pronounced [ˈdoːlnjɛ lɔˈʒiːnɛ]; in older sources also Dolenje Ložine,[2] German: Niederloschin[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Upper Rinža Valley northwest of Kočevje 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]

Dolnje Ložine Srednje Ložine (until 1952)
Dolnje Ložine Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°41′19.93″N 14°48′31.26″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Kočevje
Area
• Total	1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation	474.2 m (1,555.8 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	57
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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Srednje Ložine to Dolnje Ložine in 1952.[5] In the past the German name was Niederloschin.[2]

Cultural heritage

A small open roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Family and was built in 1913.[6]

References

External links

• Dolnje Ložine on Geopedia
• Pre–World War II list of oeconyms and family names in Dolnje Ložine

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