Spodnja Luša

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Spodnja Luša
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Spodnja Luša
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′6.51″N14°13′18.66″E / 46.1851417°N 14.2218500°E / 46.1851417; 14.2218500 Coordinates: 46°11′6.51″N14°13′18.66″E / 46.1851417°N 14.2218500°E / 46.1851417; 14.2218500
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Škofja Loka
Area
  Total 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Elevation 439.3 m (1,441.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 130
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Spodnja Luša (pronounced  [ˈspoːdnja ˈluːʃa] ; German : Unterluscha [2] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Municipality of Škofja Loka Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Škofja Loka is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Škofja Loka. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Škofja Loka was subdivided into the municipalities of Gorenja Vas–Poljane, Škofja Loka, Železniki, and Žiri.

Upper Carniola

Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale. It has around 300,000 inhabitants or 14% of the population of Slovenia.

It is the birthplace of Lovrenc Košir.

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References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.