Laze pri Dolskem ( or ) is a settlement on the right bank of the
Sava River
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...
in the
Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani
The Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani (; sl, Občina Dol pri Ljubljani) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Dol pri Ljubljani. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now ...
in the eastern
Upper Carniola
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region of
Slovenia
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. The settlement includes the hamlet of Slapnica to the east and the isolated Rogač farm above the main settlement.
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 363.]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Laze'' to ''Laze pri Dolskem'' in 1953. The name ''Laze'' is derived from the common noun ''laz'' 'cleared area in or next to a forest overgrown with grass'. This was originally a masculine plural noun (preserved in some other toponyms such as ''
Dolenji Lazi
Dolenji Lazi (; german: Niedergereuth''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.) is a settlement north of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The ...
''), but it became a feminine plural noun like similar toponyms (e.g., ''
Laze'', ''
Zgornje Laže
Zgornje Laže () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Spodnje Laže. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the ...
'', etc.) due to the ambiguous accusative ending in ''-e''.
History
At the beginning of the 20th century, a grave dating from the
Migration Period
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was found near the Hribar house, testifying to early settlement in the area. A former mill along Slapnica Creek was torn down between the two world wars. The former inn in Laze pri Dolskem closed in 1964.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Laze pri Dolskem include:
*Janez Smrekar (1853–1920), social worker
References
External links
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Laze pri Dolskem on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani
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