Lukovec, Komen Explained

Official Name:Lukovec
Other Name:Locavizza di San Daniele
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Slovene Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Coastal–Karst
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Komen
Area Total Km2:1.19
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:48
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8374°N 13.8151°W
Elevation M:378.7
Footnotes:[1]

Lukovec (pronounced as /sl/; it|Locavizza di San Daniele) is a small village northwest of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Lukovec was attested as Lucawicz in 1485.[3] [4] It was known as Locavizza di San Daniele in Italian.

Cultural heritage

The Škratljevica Tumulus (sl|Gomila Škratljevica) is located southeast of Lukovec, at an elevation known as Lukovec Škratljevica (sl|Lukovska Škratlevica, elevation 434disp=orNaNdisp=or). It is a large mound of stones dating from the Iron Age, and it is believed to cover the remnants of a defensive tower that was part of a series built along the northern Karst Rim.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.komen.si/ Municipality of Komen website
  3. Book: Kos . Milko . Srednjeveški urbarji za Slovenijo, vol. 3: Urbarji Slovenskega Primorja, part 2 . 1954 . SAZU . Ljubljana . 150.
  4. Web site: Lukovec . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . January 5, 2024.
  5. Web site: Lukovec pri Štanjelu - Gomila Škratljevica . January 5, 2025 . Register kulturne dediščine . Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo.