Logaršče | |
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  Logaršče Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:46°9′8.58″N13°45′11.99″E / 46.1523833°N 13.7533306°E /46.1523833; 13.7533306 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Tolmin |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 584.3 m (1,917.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 68 |
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Logaršče (pronounced[ˈloːɡaɾʃtʃɛ]; in older sources alsoLogaršče Rakovec[2]) is adispersed settlement in the hills south of theBača Valley in theMunicipality of Tolmin in theLittoral region ofSlovenia.[3]
Logaršče was attested in historical sources asLogaisca in 1351,Lagossca in 1377, andLogoschia in 1419, among other spellings. The nameLogaršče is either asyncopation of*Logarišče, a collective noun derived fromlogar 'forest owner', referring to the local environment and related to place names such asLogarji andLogarše (a hamlet ofPraprotno Brdo), or is derived from *Logišče with an epentheticr.[4][5]
The local church is dedicated toSaint Lucy and belongs to theParish ofPodmelec.[6]
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