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Laze

Located in Urban Municipality of Velenje, Slovenia Coordinates: 46°20′30″ N 15°08′00″ E

Map showing the location of Laze Laze
Location in Slovenia
Population
410
410
Elevation
363 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
MBX Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport45 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport54 km

About Laze

Laze is a village. Location: Urban Municipality of Velenje, Slovenia. Population: 410. Elevation: 363 m.

From Wikipedia

Laze (pronounced [ˈlaːzɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The ruins of Švarcenštajn Castle (Slovene: Grad Švarcenštajn, German: Schwarzenstein) stand south of the settlement. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1360 as Swarczenstain.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3.2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Laze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (154 mm)
Driest month
January (52 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Laze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°15°20°24°26°25°21°15°8°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°4°9°12°14°13°10°6°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)5256779610615414813311912311780

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Laze

The nearest airport is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) (54 km). The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 58 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 45 kmeast
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 54 kmwest
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 70 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 84 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 88 kmsoutheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 125 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Laze

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 658 natural sites, 353 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Ribnica Lake Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lake Žovnek Lake 12 kmSW
  • Rogla Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Črni Vrh Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km276 places

  • Šmarna gora Mountain 57 kmSW
  • Pohorje Mountain 33 kmNE
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 42 kmW
  • Grintavec Mountain 46 kmW

60–100 km912 places

  • Lake Bohinj Lake 98 kmW
  • Lake Bled Lake 80 kmW
  • Triglav Mountain 100 kmW
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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