Laze_pri_Predgradu

Laze pri Predgradu

Laze pri Predgradu

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Laze pri Predgradu (pronounced [ˈláːzɛ pɾi ˈpɾéːdɡɾadu]; German: Geräuth[2]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Laze to Laze pri Predgradu in 1955.[4] In the past the German name was Geräuth.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg ob Kolpi. It is a late Romanesque single-naved building with a rounded apse and a belfry that was greatly rebuilt and refurbished over the centuries.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. [2]
    Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 4.
  3. [3]
    Kočevje municipal site
  4. [4]
    Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. [5]
    Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2295


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