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Ločica ob Savinji

Coordinates: 46°15′49.21″N 15°5′58.68″E / 46.2636694°N 15.0996333°E / 46.2636694; 15.0996333
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Ločica ob Savinji
Ločica ob Savinji is located in Slovenia
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°E / 46.2636694; 15.0996333
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityPolzela
Area
 • Total1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation
276.3 m (906.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total653
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Ločica ob Savinji (pronounced [lɔˈtʃiːtsa ɔp saˈʋiːnji]) 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 Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

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

Cultural heritage

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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

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  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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