Lože, Vipava

Lože
Lože is located in Slovenia
Lože
Lože
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′39.76″N 13°56′14.52″E / 45.8277111°N 13.9373667°E / 45.8277111; 13.9373667
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityVipava
Area
 • Total
1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
139.4 m (457.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
215
[1]

Lože (pronounced [ˈloːʒɛ], German: Losche[2]) is a village in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Vipava in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It is now generally regarded as part of the Slovenian Littoral.[3]

Castle

East tower of Leitenburg Castle

Seventeenth-century Leitenburg Castle (a.k.a. Lože Castle) is located just outside the village.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 140.
  3. ^ Vipava municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Tourist Organisation site


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