Lokve, Nova Gorica

Lokve (pronounced [ˈloːkʋɛ]; Italian: Loqua) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica.[1] It is located on the Trnovo Forest Plateau, above the Vipava Valley in the Gorizia region of the Slovene Littoral. It is a popular tourist center, serving as a summer resort for people from the towns of Nova Gorica and Gorizia (Italy). Škol Hill (Škol; 1,182 metres or 3,878 feet) rises north of Lokve.

Lokve
View of Lokve and Škol Hill
Lokve
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′39.14″N 13°47′19.41″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityNova Gorica
Area
 • Total27.04 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Elevation
928.6 m (3,046.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total122

Mass grave

Lokve is the site of a former mass grave from the Second World War. The Lokve Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Lokve) is located in a depression near house no. 43 in the village. It contained the remains of Italian soldiers from the 10th Assault Vehicle Flotilla killed at the site in March 1945. The remains were discovered during excavations in December 2003 and were reburied in May 2004.[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Lokve include:

  • Leon Rupnik (1880–1946), general
  • Venceslav Winkler (1907–1975), writer

See also

References
  1. Nova Gorica municipal site
  2. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Lokve". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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