Laze,_Velenje

Laze, Velenje

Laze, Velenje

Place in Styria, Slovenia

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. [2]
    Velenje Municipality site
  3. [3]
    Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 4336


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