Legen

Place in Styria, Slovenia

46°30′14.29″N 15°6′51.88″E / 46.5039694°N 15.1144111°E / 46.5039694; 15.1144111Country

SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionCarinthiaMunicipalitySlovenj GradecArea

• Total18.4 km² (7.1 sq mi)Elevation

488 m (1,601 ft)Population

(2002)

• Total926^[1]

Legen (pronounced [ˈleːɡən]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. It lies in the valley of Barbara Creek (Slovene: Barbarski potok) and the surrounding Pohorje Hills east of Slovenj Gradec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.^[2]

Two churches in the settlement are dedicated to Saint George and Saint Barbara and belong to the Parish of Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu. The former was built in the late 13th century on the site of an earlier Romanesque building and the latter dates to the early 16th century.^[3]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Slovenj Gradec municipal site
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3419 & 3422

External links

Legen on Geopedia

City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec

Settlements

Administrative seat: Slovenj Gradec

Current	Brda Gmajna Golavabuka Gradišče Graška Gora Legen Mislinjska Dobrava Pameče Podgorje Raduše Sele Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu Šmiklavž Spodnji Razbor Stari Trg Tomaška Vas Troblje Turiška Vas Vodriž Vrhe Zgornji Razbor
Former	Spodnje Podgorje Zgornje Podgorje