Limbuš

Limbuš (pronounced [ˈliːmbuʃ], German: Lembach[2]) 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.[3]

Limbuš
Postcard of 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
 (2002)
 • Total2,552
[1]

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.[4]

Limbuš Rado Robič Primary School (Slovene: Osnovna Šola Rada Robiča Limbuš) is named after Radivoj Robič (1919–1944), a Partisan machine-gunner.[5] There is a pharmacy in Limbuš.

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 202.
  3. Maribor municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3102
  5. Ostrovška, Milica (1981). Kljub vsemu odpor: Maribor v času okupacije in narodnoosvobodilnega boja. Maribor: Obzorja. p. 395.


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