Lukovica

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Lukovica
Lukovica coat of arms Map of Slovenia, position of Lukovica highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Upper Carniola / Gorenjska
Statistical region Osrednjeslovenska (Central Slovenia)
Coordinates 46 ° 11 '  N , 14 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 10 '30 "  N , 14 ° 46' 22"  E
surface 74.9  km²
Residents 5,316 (2008)
Population density 71 inhabitants per km²
Post Code 1225
License Plate LJ
Structure and administration
Mayor : Matej Kotnik
Website

Lukovica (German Wolfsbüchel or Lokwicz or Lukwicz ) is a municipality in the Kranjska region ( Upper Carniola ) in Slovenia .

The entire municipality of Lukovica has 5316 inhabitants. 438 people live in the village of Lukovica itself. The municipality is located in the Črni Graben (German Black Valley ) and is 22 km away from Ljubljana . The area was settled early on, which is proven by finds from the Stone Age. The Celts and Romans also left finds. The Radomlja River flows through this valley.

Lukovica was mentioned for the first time as early as 1304. The Brdo Castle (German Castle Egg ) was built in 1552 and was repeatedly damaged and rebuilt.

Districts

Krajno Brdo village

Web links

Commons : Lukovica  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German place names in Krain - Zirknitzer Kreis. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014 ; Retrieved June 14, 2012 .
  2. Stane Strazar: dig Črni. Kulturno-umetniško društvo Janko Kersnik Lukovica, Lukovica 1995. page 119.