Lopata () is a settlement in the
City Municipality of Celje
The Urban Municipality of Celje (; ) is one of twelve Municipalities of Slovenia#Urban municipalities, urban municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is the city of Celje, a regional center of Lower Styria, Styria.
Settlements
In addition to the mu ...
in eastern
Slovenia
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. It lies on the northwestern outskirts of
Celje
Celje (, , ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, third-largest city in Slovenia. It is a regional center of the traditional Slovenian region of Styria (Slovenia), Styria and the administrative seat of the City Municipality of Celje. Th ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Savinja Statistical Region
The Savinja Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly compr ...
.
Name
Like the village of
Lopata in the
Municipality of Žužemberk
The Municipality of Žužemberk (; ) is a municipality southeast of the capital of Ljubljana in southeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Žužemberk. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now inclu ...
, the name of this village is derived from the common noun ''lopata'' (now 'shovel' but originally 'flat part/area'), referring to the level terrain of the village surrounded by hills.
References
External links
Lopata on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Celje
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