Limbuš (, ) is a settlement on the right bank of the
Drava River
The Drava or Drave (, ; ; ; ; ), historically known as the Dravis or Dravus, is a river in southern Central Europe. west of
Maribor
Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is the seat of the ...
in northeastern
Slovenia
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. It belongs to the
City Municipality of Maribor
The Urban Municipality of Maribor (), also the City of Maribor (, acronym MOM), is one of twelve urban municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Maribor, the second-largest city in Slovenia. The population of the municipality was 113,393 in 2024. I ...
.
The local
parish church
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is dedicated to
Saint James and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor
The Archdiocese of Maribor (, ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Slovenia. Its episcopal see is Maribor.
History
* 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant
* ...
. It has a
Gothic nave
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dating to the 15th century, a 16th-century
belfry
The belfry /ˈbɛlfri/ is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire tower or building, particularly in continental Europe for such a tower attached ...
, 17th-century
chapel
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s, and a
sanctuary
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...
with 17th- and 18th-century internal furnishings. There is a walled
cemetery
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around the church.
Limbuš Rado Robič Primary School () is named after Radivoj Robič (1919–1944), a
Partisan
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Military
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
** Francs-tireurs et partisans, communist-led French anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany during WWII
** Ital ...
machine-gunner.
There is a
pharmacy
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in Limbuš.
References
External links
*
Limbuš on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Maribor
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