Lokve, Nova Gorica

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Lokve, Nova Gorica
Country	Slovenia
Region	Goriška, Slovenian Littoral
Municipality	Nova Gorica
Population (2002)
- Total	122

Lokve (Italian: Loqua) is a village in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It has a population of 122.^[1] It is located in the Trnovo Forest, above the Vipava Valley in the Goriška region of the Slovene Littoral. It is a renowned tourist center, serving mostly as a summer resort for the inhabitants of the towns of Nova Gorica and Gorizia (Italy).

Famous natives include the Slovene collaborationist general Leon Rupnik and writer Venceslav Winkler.

[edit] See also

• Gorizia and Gradisca
• Austrian Littoral
• Julian March
• Tourism in Slovenia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Search map and data for Lokve, Nova Gorica at Geopedia.si
• Search satellite map at Maplandia.com

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v • d • e Nova Gorica Towns and villages Capital:Nova Gorica, Ajševica, Arčoni, Banjšice, Bate, Branik, Brdo, Budihni, Čepovan, Dornberk, Draga, Gradišče nad Prvačino, Grgar, Grgarske Ravne, Kromberk, Lazna, Loke, Lokovec, Lokve, Nemci, Osek, Ozeljan, Podgozd, Potok pri Dornberku, Preserje, Pristava, Prvačina, Ravnica, Rožna Dolina, Saksid, Solkan, Spodnja Branica, Stara Gora, Steske, Šempas, Šmaver, Šmihel, Tabor, Trnovo, Vitovlje, Voglarji, Zalošče Landmarks Vipava Valley, Solkan Bridge Notable people France Bevk, Nevin Birsa, Matej Bor, Ivo Hvalica, Klement Jug, Boris Kalin, Zdenko Kalin, Vasja Klavora, Danilo Kovačič, Janko Kralj, Branko Marušič, Tomaž Marušič, Iztok Mlakar, Dušan Pirjevec Ahac, Vojteh Ravnikar, Gianni Rijavec, Leon Rupnik, Josip Srebrnič, Jože Srebrnič, Majda Širca, Mojca Širok, Stanislav Škrabec, Boštjan Vuga, Danilo Zavrtanik