Luža | |
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Coordinates: 45°54′13.04″N 14°57′22.68″E / 45.9036222°N 14.9563000°E | |
Country |
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Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
Municipality | Trebnje |
Area | |
• Total | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 336.9 m (1,105.3 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 58 |
[1] |
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]
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]
Luža | |
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Coordinates: 45°54′13.04″N 14°57′22.68″E / 45.9036222°N 14.9563000°E | |
Country |
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Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
Municipality | Trebnje |
Area | |
• Total | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 336.9 m (1,105.3 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 58 |
[1] |
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]
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]