Luče

Luče (sometimes Luče ob Savinji,German: Leutsch) is the largest settlement and the centre of the Municipality of Luče in northern Slovenia. Traditionally it belonged to the region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja statistical region.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1423 and has some 17th-century alterations to the original building.

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Luže

Luže may refer to:

Luže (Chrudim District)

Luže is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 2,600 inhabitants.

Districts

The districts of Luže are Bělá, Brdo, Dobrkov, Doly, Domanice, Košumberk, Luže, Rabouň, Radim, Srbce, Voletice and Zdislav.

History

Luže is located on the right bank of the river Novohradka. It lies between the woody hills of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and the plentiful Elbe lowlands. Luže was formed in 1250 when Kamenicza joined with the newly formed town of Luza. The history of the town is closely linked with the Košumberk castle. At the end of the Middle Ages, Luže was part of the manor of lords of Chlum and Košumberk, later Slavatas from Chlum and Košumberk. After the establishment of Czechoslovakia, Luže became a spa town. The Hamza sanatorium in Luže was founded in 1901 by professor Frantisek Hamza, M.D. It was the first sanatorium in Central Europe for children suffering from tuberculosis. In 1962 the treatment of tuberculosis patients stopped and Luže focused upon the rehabilitation of patients with mobility impairments. The present-day spa town Luže attracts tourists to its many monuments and beautiful nature in peaceful countryside.