Voklo


Voklo is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Voklo was attested in written sources in 1238 as Hv̊lwe. The Slovene name is derived from Lókvo, thus referring to a local geographical feature. Phonologically, it is the result of a dialect development in which l- > w- followed by dissimilation of the genitive, creation of the new feminine nominative wọ́kla, and subsequent reanalysis of the accusative wọ́klo as a neuter nominative. In the local dialect, the name of the village is Wọ́ku. In the past the German name was Hülben.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and was built in 1862. In addition to the altar dedicated to Saint Bartholomew, which was created by Štefan Šubic and his son Valentin, the church also has a painting of the saint by Štefan Šubic's sons Janez and Jurij.