Limbuš

Limbuš (pronounced [ˈliːmbuʃ], German: Lembach[3]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Drava River west of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[4]

Limbuš
Postcard of Limbuš
Postcard of Limbuš
Limbuš is located in Slovenia
Limbuš
Limbuš
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°33′29.07″N 15°34′43.5″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityMaribor
Area
 • Total3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation
283.5 m (930.1 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,002
[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.[5]

Limbuš Rado Robič Primary School (Slovene: Osnovna Šola Rada Robiča Limbuš) is named after Radivoj Robič (1919–1944), a Partisan machine-gunner.[6] There is a pharmacy in Limbuš.

References
  1. "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021". stat.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 202.
  4. Maribor municipal site
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3102
  6. Ostrovška, Milica (1981). Kljub vsemu odpor: Maribor v času okupacije in narodnoosvobodilnega boja. Maribor: Obzorja. p. 395.


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