Luče (; sometimes ''Luče ob Savinji'', ) is the largest settlement and the centre of the

Municipality of Luče The Municipality of Luče (, ) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. It gets its name from the largest settlement and administrative seat of the municipality, Luče Luče (; sometimes ''Luče ob Savinji'', ) is the largest settlement and the c ...

in northern

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. It belongs to the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Geography

Luče is home to Snow Cave () on Mount Raduha, which is the highest-elevation tourist cave in Slovenia.

Church

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...

in the settlement is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Diocese of Celje (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Celje in the ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from the Diocese of Maribor ...

. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1423 and has some 17th-century alterations to the original building.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3125

References

External links

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Luče on Geopedia

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Populated places in the Municipality of Luče {{Luče-geo-stub