Medvedjek (pronounced [mɛˈdʋeːdjɛk]; German: Bärenheim[1][2] or Bärnheim[3]) is a former village in the Municipality of Loški Potok in southern Slovenia.

[5] The name Medvedjek and names like it (e.g., Medvedjek, Medvedce, Gorenje Medvedje Selo) is relatively common in Slovenia as a toponym, microtoponym, and oronym.

[6] The German name Bärenheim, literally 'bear's home', is semantically similar.

Medvedjek was an independent settlement before the Second World War.

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