Velika Ligojna

Velika Ligojna is a village north of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Razpoti and Mavsarjev Hrib.

Name

Together with neighboring Mala Ligojna, Velika Ligojna was attested in written sources in 1309 as Luckossel. The medieval transcriptions indicate that the name was Luko sela in the 14th century, probably originally based on the name *Ľudigojь and then confused in the transcriptions with the similar name Luka. If so, today's name is a result of the sound change ľu- > li- and modern vowel reduction, and means 'Ljudigoj's village'.

Church

The local church in Velika Ligojna is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Parish of Vrhnika. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and was remodeled in the Baroque style in the 18th century. It was surrounded by a defensive wall during the Ottoman wars in Europe.