Luža, Trebnje
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°54′13.04″N 14°57′22.68″E / 45.9036222°N 14.9563000°E / 45.9036222; 14.9563000
Slovenia (2002)
Luža (pronounced [ˈluːʒa], German: Lacken[2]) is a small settlement near Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The Municipality of Trebnje is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Name
Luža was attested in historical sources as Lakken in 1444, Lakhen in 1471, and Lusach in 1507.[4][5] The Slovene name Luža comes from the Slovene common noun luža 'pond, pool, puddle', referring to a local geographical feature.[4] The German name Lacken is believed to be of similar origin (cf. German Lache 'pool, puddle').[6]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 164.
- ^ Trebnje municipal site
- ^ a b Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 248.
- ^ "Slovenska historična topografija". Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ Pintar, L. 1909. "Ortsnamen in Urkunden." Carniola: Mitteilungen des Musealvereins für Krain 2(3/4): 139–142, p. 140.
External links
- Luža on Geopedia
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Municipality of Trebnje
Administrative seat: Trebnje
- 15th Meridian Marker
- Čatež–Zaplaz Parish Church
- Dobrnič Parish Church
- Kozjak Castle ruins
- Mala Loka Mansion
- Mala Vas Castle
- Šumberk Castle ruins
- Trebnje Castle
- Trebnje Parish Church
- Veliki Gaber Parish Church
- Zaplaz Pilgrimage Church
