Limbuš

Limbuš
Postcard of Limbuš
Limbuš
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°33′29.07″N 15°34′43.5″E / 46.5580750°N 15.578750°E / 46.5580750; 15.578750Coordinates: 46°33′29.07″N 15°34′43.5″E / 46.5580750°N 15.578750°E / 46.5580750; 15.578750
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 (2002)
 • Total 2,552
[1]

Limbuš (pronounced [ˈliːmbuʃ]) is a village on the right bank of the Drava River west of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Maribor municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3102


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