Lučine (; in older sources also ''Lučna'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 64. german: Lutschna) is a village in the hills south of Gorenja Vas in the

Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane The Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (; sl, Občina Gorenja vas - Poljane) is a municipality in Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Gorenja Vas. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Gorenja Vas, the municipality also includes ...

in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...

region of

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Name

Lučine was first attested in written sources as ''Lutschen'' in 1291 and ''Lutsschen'' in 1318. The name Lučine, like similar toponyms (e.g., ''

Luče Luče (; sometimes ''Luče ob Savinji'', german: Leutsch) is the largest settlement and the centre of the Municipality of Luče in northern Slovenia. It belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Regi ...

'', ''

Leutschach Leutschach ( Slovene: ''Lučane'') is a former municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Leutschach an der Weinstraße Leutschach an der ...

'' < ''Lučane''), is derived from the Slavic personal name ''*Ľubъkъ'' and likely refers to an early inhabitant of the place. In the past the German name was ''Lutschna''.

Church

The local church is dedicated to

Saint Vitus Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical D ...

( sl, sveti Vid) and stands in the eastern part of the settlement in the middle of a cemetery. The original Late Gothic church was extended and a belfry was added in 1669. In 1898 the old church, apart from the belfry, was demolished to make way for an entirely new building. The current church has a rectangular nave with side chapels and an octagonal presbytery walled on three sides. The church was designed by Anton Jeblinger in 1897 and the stonework was executed by Peter Bevk from 1898 to 1899.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2012

References

External links

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Lučine on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Gorenja vas-Poljane {{GorenjavasPoljane-geo-stub