Lisce
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Lisce | |
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  Lisce Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′56″N 15°14′54″E / 46.23222°N 15.24833°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Celje |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
Lisce (pronounced [ˈliːstsɛ]; German: Laisberg[3]) is a former settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in northeastern Slovenia. It is now part of the city of Celje.[4] The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Lisce is a clustered settlement above the right bank of the Savinja River in the southwestern part of Celje, extending from the Levec Bridge to the west to the Raftsman Bridge (Slovene: Splavarski most) on Čop Street—the site of the former Capuchin Bridge (Slovene: Kapucinski most)—to the east. The eastern part of the former village includes Celje's City Park. The lower-lying area near the river and extending to the west is known as Spodnje Lisce (lit. 'lower Lisce'), and the higher area to the south as Gornje Lisce (lit. 'upper Lisce'). The highest elevation is Ana Peak (Slovene: Anski vrh, elevation 462 meters or 1,516 feet).[2]
Name
Lisce was attested in historical sources as am Leiss in 1421, am Leyss in 1428, and auf dem Layßperg in 1444. The name Lisce, like related names (e.g., Lisca), is originally an oronym, probably derived from the adjective lis 'mottled' from Slavic *ly᷉sъ 'bare', referring to a hill or mountain with open treeless areas.[5]
