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Place in Slovene Littoral, Slovenia
Lukovec Locavizza di San Daniele
Lukovec is located in SloveniaLukovecLukovecLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′14.64″N 13°48′54.53″E / 45.8374000°N 13.8151472°E / 45.8374000; 13.8151472
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovene Littoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKomen
Area
 • Total1.19 km (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation378.7 m (1,242.5 ft)
Population
 • Total48

Lukovec (pronounced [ˈluːkɔʋəts]; Italian: Locavizza di San Daniele) is a small village northwest of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Name

Lukovec was attested as Lucawicz in 1485. It was known as Locavizza di San Daniele in Italian.

Cultural heritage

The Škratljevica Tumulus

The Škratljevica Tumulus (Slovene: Gomila Škratljevica) is located southeast of Lukovec, at an elevation known as Lukovec Škratljevica (Slovene: Lukovska Škratlevica, elevation 434 m or 1,424 ft). 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.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Municipality of Komen website
  3. Kos, Milko (1954). Srednjeveški urbarji za Slovenijo, vol. 3: Urbarji Slovenskega Primorja, part 2. Ljubljana: SAZU. p. 150.
  4. "Lukovec". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. "Lukovec pri Štanjelu - Gomila Škratljevica". Register kulturne dediščine. Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

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