Loka (pronounced [ˈloːka]; Italian: Lonche)[2][3] is a small village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Toponyms of the same origin are also found in other Slavic countries (e.g., Polish Łąka, Serbian Luka, Bulgarian Shiroka Laka, etc.).

[5] The Italian name Lonche reflects the early Slavic nasal vowel.

[6] During the Second World War, from March to September 1943 the first regional committee of the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation was headquartered at the house of Ivan Žigante (a.k.a.

[8] The medieval church was burned by German forces on 12 October 1943 and its ruins were registered as cultural heritage.