Lukovica pri Brezovici (; german: Lukowitz
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.]) is a settlement southwest of
Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
in the
Municipality of Log-Dragomer
The Municipality of Log-Dragomer (; sl, Občina Log-Dragomer) is a small municipality to the southwest of Ljubljana in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It was created in 2006, when it split from the Municipality of Vrhnika. The seat of the ...
in the
Inner Carniola
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region of
Slovenia
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.
Geography
Lukovica pri Brezovici is an elongated settlement on both sides of the old road from Ljubljana to Vrhnika. Fat Peak ( sl, Debeli vrh, ) rises to the north, and the
Ljubljana Marsh
The Ljubljana Marsh ( sl, Ljubljansko barje), located south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is the largest marsh in the country. It covers or 0.8% of the Slovene territory. It is administered by the Municipalities of Slovenia, municipaliti ...
lies to the south;
[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 450.] the village's territory encompasses a large area of the marsh known as Big Bog ( sl, Veliki mah). Most of the fields belonging to the village lie to the south, where the soil is boggy, and in places loamy and damp. There are also some fields on the slope of Fat Peak above the village.
Name
Lukovica pri Brezovici was attested in written sources in 1431 as ''Lukowicz'' (and as ''Lukobicz'' in 1479). The name is probably derived from the common noun ''luk'' 'leek, onion, garlic', referring to the local vegetation. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Lukovica'' to ''Lukovica pri Brezovici'' in 1955.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.] In the past the German name was ''Lukowitz''.
References
External links
Lukovica pri Brezovici on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Log-Dragomer
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