Laze pri Oneku

Laze pri Oneku (pronounced [ˈlaːzɛ pri ˈoːnɛku]; German: Neufriesach[2][3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It was a village settled by Gottschee Germans. During the Second World War its original population was expelled. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Laze pri Oneku
Laze pri Oneku
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°36′44.21″N 14°59′30.9″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Area
 • Total1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
823.1 m (2,700.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total0
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Laze to Laze pri Oneku in 1955.[5]

Church

The local church, dedicated to Saint Joseph, was a Late Gothic church that was demolished after 1947.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 38.
  3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. Kočevje municipal site
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2784


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