Potok pri Vačah

Potok pri Vačah
Potok pri Vačah Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′58.5″N 14°51′29.52″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Litija
Area
• Total	2.74 km^2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation	423.1 m (1,388.1 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	44
[1]

Potok pri Vačah (pronounced [ˈpɔːtɔk pɾi ˈʋaːtʃax]) is a small settlement east of Vače in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.^[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Potok to Potok pri Vačah in 1953.^[3]

Ljubek Castle

17th-century depiction of the castle

Castle ruins in 2022

Ljubek Castle

The remains of the Romanesque Ljubek Castle (or Lebek Castle), probably dating to the 11th century and first mentioned in written documents dating to 1220, can be found south of the settlement. The castle was destroyed in the peasant revolt of 1515 and was later rebuilt. Today, it is only a ruin.^[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Municipality of Litija website
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 26781

External links

• Media related to Potok pri Vačah at Wikimedia Commons
• Potok pri Vačah on Geopedia