Lašče, Žužemberk

Lašče
Lašče is located in Slovenia
Lašče
Lašče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′32.01″N 14°56′52.42″E / 45.7922250°N 14.9478944°E / 45.7922250; 14.9478944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŽužemberk
Area
 • Total
10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation
374.8 m (1,229.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
64
[1]

Lašče (pronounced [ˈlaːʃtʃɛ], in older sources Lašiče,[2] German: Laschitz[2]) is a small village in the hills south of Dvor in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

Saints Primus and Felician Church

The local church is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician and belongs to the Parish of Žužemberk. It was built in the early 19th century to replace an older church on a different location above the village. Seventeenth-century church furnishings from the original are preserved in this newer building.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 172.
  3. ^ Žužemberk municipal site
  4. ^ "EŠD 13053". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 April 2011.


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