Laze, Velenje

Laze
Laze
	Laze Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°20′36.07″N 15°7′52.86″E / 46.3433528°N 15.1313500°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Velenje
Area
• Total	3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation	381.5 m (1,251.6 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	422

Laze (pronounced [ˈlaːzɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.^[2]

The ruins of Švarcenštajn Castle (Slovene: Grad Švarcenštajn, German: Schwarzenstein) stand south of the settlement. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1360 as Swarczenstain. It was a four-sided 14th-century building around an inner courtyard, of which only one side with a turret over the entrance remains today.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Velenje Municipality site
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 4336

External links[edit]

Laze on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Velenje Municipality site

[3] Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 4336

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