Luža | |
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Coordinates: 45°54′13.04″N 14°57′22.68″E / 45.9036222°N 14.9563000°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
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 |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
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