Lucija, Piran

Lucija (pronounced [luˈtsiːja]; Italian: Lucia) is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia. With a population over 6,000, it is the largest settlement in Slovenia that is not a municipality in its own right.[2]

Lucija

Sveta Lucija (until 1961), Lucia
Lucija
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°30′24.23″N 13°36′5.73″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityPiran
Area
 • Total4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation
3.6 m (11.8 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total6,057
 • Density1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
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Name

Lucija was attested in written sources in 1763–87 as S. Luzia, S. Lucia, and St. Luzia. The settlement is named after the local church, now the parish church, which is dedicated to Saint Lucy.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Lucija (literally, 'Saint Lucy') to Lucija (literally, 'Lucy') in 1961.[4][3] The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[5][6]

Church
Saint Lucy's Church

The parish church in Lucija is dedicated to Saint Lucy. It is a single-nave Baroque structure dating back to the mid-16th century. The main altar was created by the 18th-century Piran stone cutter Gasparo Albertini.[7]

Marina
Main article: Lucija Marina

Southwest of Lucija is the Lucija Marina, owned by the Marina Portorož company. The first attempts to reuse the abandoned Lucija saltworks began in 1964, when a boathouse was built for sport and recreation activities, although it gained little popularity over the years. In 1970, efforts got underway to establish a new water sports facility (Slovene: Dom vodnih športov). In 1973, the Casino gambling company expressed interest in building various tourism and yachting facilities on the saltpans, which were in ruins after years of neglect. Construction of the marina began in 1977; the first phase was finished in 1982 and the second in 1986. The official opening took place in May 1986. The marina is now a popular site, and the international nautical exhibition is held there every year.[8][9][10]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Piran municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 247.
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
  6. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  7. "Lucija - Cerkev sv. Lucije". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://kraji.eu/slovenija/marina_portoroz/slo
  10. http://www.piran.si/index.php?page=static&item=88
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