Country Slovenia Statistical region Central Slovenia Area 2.89 km² Population 323 (2002) | Traditional region Inner Carniola Elevation 319 m Local time Sunday 1:06 AM Municipality Municipality of Vrhnika | |
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Velika Ligojna ([ˈʋeːlika liˈɡoːi̯na]; German: Großligoina) is a village north of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Razpoti and Mavsarjev Hrib.
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Map of 1360 Velika Ligojna, Slovenia
Name
Together with neighboring Mala Ligojna (literally 'Little Ligojna'), Velika Ligojna (literally, 'Big Ligojna') was attested in written sources in 1309 as Luckossel (and as Lucozel in 1317, Lvkozel in 1318, and Vunderludigoni in 1526). The medieval transcriptions indicate that the name was Luko(va) sela (literally, 'Luka's village') in the 14th century, probably originally based on the name *Ľudigojь and then confused in the transcriptions with the similar name Luka. If so, today's name is a result of the sound change ľu- > li- and modern vowel reduction, and means 'Ljudigoj's village'.
Church
The local church in Velika Ligojna is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Parish of Vrhnika. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and was remodeled in the Baroque style in the 18th century. It was surrounded by a defensive wall during the Ottoman wars in Europe.