Limbuš (pronounced [ˈliːmbuʃ], German: Lembach[3]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Drava River west of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[4]
Limbuš | |
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 Postcard of Limbuš | |
  Limbuš Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′29.07″N 15°34′43.5″E / 46.5580750°N 15.578750°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Maribor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 283.5 m (930.1 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,002 |
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The local parish church is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It has a Gothic nave dating to the 15th century, a 16th-century belfry, 17th-century chapels, and a sanctuary with 17th- and 18th-century internal furnishings. There is a walled cemetery around the church.[5]
Limbuš Rado Robič Primary School (Slovene: Osnovna Šola Rada Robiča Limbuš) is named after Radivoj Robič (1919–1944), a Partisan machine-gunner.[6] There is a pharmacy in Limbuš.
References
edit- ^ "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021". stat.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 202.
- ^ Maribor municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3102
- ^ Ostrovška, Milica (1981). Kljub vsemu odpor: Maribor v času okupacije in narodnoosvobodilnega boja. Maribor: Obzorja. p. 395.
External links
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