Laze, Velenje

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]

Laze
Laze
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′36.07″N 15°7′52.86″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityVelenje
Area
 • Total3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation
381.5 m (1,251.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total422
[1]

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. 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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