Lukovec, Komen

Lukovec
Locavizza di San Daniele
Lukovec is located in Slovenia
Lukovec
Lukovec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′14.64″N 13°48′54.53″E / 45.8374000°N 13.8151472°E / 45.8374000; 13.8151472
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovene Littoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKomen
Area
 • Total
1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
378.7 m (1,242.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
48
[1]

Lukovec (pronounced [ˈluːkɔʋəts]; Italian: Locavizza di San Daniele) is a small village northwest of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Lukovec was attested as Lucawicz in 1485.[3][4] It was known as Locavizza di San Daniele in Italian.

Cultural heritage

The Škratljevica Tumulus

The Škratljevica Tumulus (Slovene: Gomila Škratljevica) is located southeast of Lukovec, at an elevation known as Lukovec Škratljevica (Slovene: Lukovska Škratlevica, elevation 434 m or 1,424 ft). It is a large mound of stones dating from the Iron Age, and it is believed to cover the remnants of a defensive tower that was part of a series built along the northern Karst Rim.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Municipality of Komen website
  3. ^ Kos, Milko (1954). Srednjeveški urbarji za Slovenijo, vol. 3: Urbarji Slovenskega Primorja, part 2. Ljubljana: SAZU. p. 150.
  4. ^ "Lukovec". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lukovec pri Štanjelu - Gomila Škratljevica". Register kulturne dediščine. Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved January 5, 2025.


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