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

Municipality of Luče The Municipality of Luče (, sl, Občina Luče) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. It gets its name from the largest settlement and administrative seat of the municipality, Luče. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Luče, the ...

in northern

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. It belongs to the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com ...

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 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 community activities, ...

in the settlement is dedicated to

Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. "Laurel wreath, laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the Persecution of Christians, perse ...

and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from ...

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