Potok pri Vačah

Potok pri Vačah
Potok pri Vačah

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°6′58.5″N 14°51′29.52″E / 46.116250°N 14.8582000°E / 46.116250; 14.8582000Coordinates: 46°6′58.5″N 14°51′29.52″E / 46.116250°N 14.8582000°E / 46.116250; 14.8582000
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Litija
Area
  Total 2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation 423.1 m (1,388.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 44
[1]

Potok pri Vačah (pronounced [ˈpɔːtɔk pɾi ˈʋaːtʃax]) is a small settlement east of Vače in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally, the area was part of Styria and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Potok to Potok pri Vačah in 1953.[3]

Ljubek Castle

The remains of the Romanesque Ljubek Castle (or Lebek Castle), probably dating to the 11th century and first mentioned in written documents dating to 1220, can be found south of the settlement. The castle was destroyed in the peasant revolt of 1515 and was later rebuilt. Today, it is only a ruin.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Litija municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 26781


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