Ločica ob Savinji

Ločica ob Savinji
Ločica ob Savinji

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°15′49.21″N 15°5′58.68″E / 46.2636694°N 15.0996333°ECoordinates: 46°15′49.21″N 15°5′58.68″E / 46.2636694°N 15.0996333°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Polzela
Area
  Total 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation 276.3 m (906.5 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 653
[1]

Ločica ob Savinji is a settlement on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Polzela in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Ločica to Ločica ob Savinji in 1953.[3]

Cultural heritage

An archaeological site in the settlement has revealed remains of a Roman military encampment dating to the Marcomannic Wars in the late 2nd century AD.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Polzela 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 7482

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