Liboje
Sign in to saveLiboje () is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Žalec and southwest of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Kurja Vas (), Straža, and Svetli Dol or Tihi Gaj.
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Place details
- Locality
- Liboje
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 516
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Liboje
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Styria
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Savinja
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Žalec
- Population
- +513
- Area
- +9.44
- Elevation
- +314.5
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
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Liboje () is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Žalec and southwest of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Kurja Vas (), Straža, and Svetli Dol or Tihi Gaj.
==Name== Liboje was attested in written records in 1320 as Lybon (and as Liban in 1368, Lybochendorf in 1378, Liboch(e)ndorff in 1409, Loubuen in 1430, and Lybochendorf in 1441). The origin of the name is unclear; it may be derived from a personal name.