Laze pri Predgradu (; german: Geräuth
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 4.]) is a settlement on the left bank of the
Kolpa River in the
Municipality of Kočevje in southern
Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Laze'' to ''Laze pri Predgradu'' in 1955. In the past the German name was ''Geräuth''.
Church
The local
church is dedicated to
Saint Vitus and belongs to the
Parish of
Stari Trg ob Kolpi. It is a late
Romanesque single-
naved building with a rounded
apse and a
belfry that was greatly rebuilt and refurbished over the centuries.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2295
References
External links
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Laze pri Predgradu on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kočevje
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