Hosta, Škofja Loka

Hosta
Hosta Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′39.54″N 14°19′43.06″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Škofja Loka
Area
• Total	1.09 km^2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	80
[1]

Hosta (pronounced [ˈxoːsta]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Hosta comes from the dialect word hosta 'woods, forest'. This name and variants of it (Host, Hostec, etc.) are common in Slovenia, referring to various toponyms and microtoponyms.^[2]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Bezlaj, France (1977). Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika. Vol. 1: A-J. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 200.

External links

• Media related to Hosta at Wikimedia Commons
• Hosta on Geopedia