Luče (pronounced [ˈluːtʃɛ]; sometimes Luče ob Savinji,[2] German: Leutsch) is the largest settlement and the centre of the Municipality of Luče in northern Slovenia.[3] It belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Luče | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 View of Luče from the north | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Luče Location of Luče in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′23.26″N 14°44′37.05″E / 46.3564611°N 14.7436250°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ciril Rosc |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 402 |
| • Density | 975/km2 (2,530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Geography
editLuče is home to Snow Cave (Snežna jama) on Mount Raduha, which is the highest-elevation tourist cave in Slovenia.[4]
Church
editThe parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1423 and has some 17th-century alterations to the original building.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Luče, Luče". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 157.
- ^ "Občina Luče". www.luce.si. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ "Snow Cave". 5 October 2018.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3125
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Luče.
Media related to Luče at Wikimedia Commons- Luče on Geopedia
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