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The karst field ranges between 570 meters (1,870 ft) and 590 meters (1,940 ft) in elevation and is surrounded by steep wooded slopes. The flat areas are used for tilled fields, and lower parts near the creeks for meadows. There are also meadows and pastures along the edges of the gentler
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Kovačič, Gregor & Nataša Ravbar. 2011. Dinamika poplavljanja Planinmskega polja v obdobju oktober 2008–april 2009. In: Matija Zorn, Blaž Komac, Rok Ciglič, & Miha Pavšek (eds.),
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to the west. It is about 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) long and 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) wide, and lies on Triassic dolomite oriented in the Dinaric direction.
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slopes, especially on the sunny sides, where animal husbandry is practiced. The wood and metal industry has developed in Stari Trg pri Ložu.
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that disappears on the north edge of the karst field into 850-meter (2,790 ft) Golobina Cave west of
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The settlements in the Lož Karst Field are relatively large and have a clustered or linear layout.
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The Lož Karst Field lies between the Bloke Plateau to the north, Mount Race (
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in southwest Slovenia. It is the smallest karst field in Inner Carniola.
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and is fed by water from Mount Snežnik. Big Obrh Spring (
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area. The streams from the two springs join west of
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[ˈloːʃ]
Slovene
Slovene
karst field
Inner Carniola
Slovene
Mount Snežnik
Slovene
Kozarišče
Snežnik Castle
Slovene
Vrhnika pri Ložu
Loški Potok
Pudob
Obrh Creek
losing stream
Dane
Lake Cerknica

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