The Municipality of Velike Lašče (; ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Slovenia
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. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Velike Lašče. It is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
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and is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km2, with a central po ...
.
The area is the birthplace of a number of notable Slovene writers:
Primož Trubar
Primož Trubar or Primus Truber () (1508 – 28 June 1586) was a Slovene Protestant Reformer of the Lutheran tradition, mostly known as the author of the first Slovene language printed book, the founder and the first superintendent of the Prot ...
,
Josip Stritar,
Fran Levstik, and
Jože Javoršek.
Velike Lašče municipal site
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Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Velike Lašče, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
* Adamovo
* Bane
* Bavdek
* Borovec pri Karlovici
* Boštetje
* Brankovo
* Brlog
* Bukovec
* Centa
* Četež pri Turjaku
* Dednik
* Dolenje Kališče
*Dolnje Retje
Dolnje Retje (; in older sources also ''Dolenje Retje'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40. ) is a small village southeast of Velike ...
* Dolščaki
* Dvorska Vas
* Gorenje Kališče
* Gornje Retje
* Gradež
* Gradišče
* Grm
* Hlebče
* Hrustovo
* Jakičevo
* Javorje
* Kaplanovo
* Karlovica
* Knej
* Kot pri Veliki Slevici
* Krkovo pri Karlovici
* Krvava Peč
* Kukmaka
* Laporje
* Laze
* Logarji
* Lužarji
* Mački
* Mala Slevica
* Male Lašče
* Mali Ločnik
* Mali Osolnik
* Marinčki
* Medvedjek
* Mohorje
* Naredi
* Opalkovo
* Osredek
* Pečki
* Plosovo
* Podhojni Hrib
* Podkogelj
* Podkraj
* Podlog
* Podsmreka pri Velikih Laščah
* Podstrmec
* Podulaka
* Podžaga
* Polzelo
* Poznikovo
* Prazniki
* Prhajevo
* Prilesje
* Purkače
* Pušče
* Rašica
* Rob
* Rupe
* Ščurki
* Sekirišče
* Selo pri Robu
* Škamevec
* Škrlovica
* Sloka Gora
* Srnjak
* Srobotnik pri Velikih Laščah
* Stope
* Strletje
* Strmec
* Tomažini
* Turjak
* Ulaka
* Uzmani
* Velika Slevica
* Veliki Ločnik
* Veliki Osolnik
* Vrh
* Žaga
* Zgonče
References
External links
*
Municipality of Velike Lašče on GeopediaMunicipality of Velike Lašče website
Velike Lasce
1998 establishments in Slovenia
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