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Limbuš
Postcard of Limbuš
Postcard of Limbuš
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityMaribor
Area
 • Total
3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation
283.5 m (930.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
2,552
[1]

Limbuš (pronounced [ˈliːmbuʃ]) is a village on the right bank of the Drava River west of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It has a Gothic nave dating to the 15th century, a 16th-century belfry, 17th-century chapels, and a sanctuary with 17th- and 18th-century internal furnishings. There is a walled cemetery around the church.[3]

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