Laze | |
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  Laze Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′36.07″N15°7′52.86″E / 46.3433528°N 15.1313500°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Velenje |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 381.5 m (1,251.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 422 |
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Laze (pronounced [ˈlaːzɛ] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. [2]
The ruins of Švarcenštajn Castle (Slovene : Grad Švarcenštajn, German : Schwarzenstein) stand south of the settlement. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1360 as Swarczenstain. It was a four-sided 14th-century building around an inner courtyard, of which only one side with a turret over the entrance remains today. [3]
