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Lesce
LesceLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°21′36″N 14°9′23″E / 46.36000°N 14.15639°E / 46.36000; 14.15639
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Radovljica
Elevation	494 m (1,621 ft)
Population
• Total	2,918

Lesce (pronounced [lɛˈstsɛ]) is a town in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is an industrial and tourist centre.

It is one of the earliest-mentioned settlements in the region, first noted in a document from 1004 together with Bled and Bohinj.

Lesce is the location of the Lesce–Bled Airfield and Šobec Campground. Lesce is also the home town of retired ski jumpers Vinko Bogataj and Franci Petek. Lesce was selected by MTV as the site for its annual Spring Break Jam in the spring of 2009.

Church

In the centre of the old town there is a three-aisled pilgrimage church dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin, originally a Gothic church with remnants of 14th-century frescos on its exterior, but which was extensively changed in the 17th century in the Baroque style. The church is known for its frescoes in the dome of the chancel painted by Franc Jelovšek.

Sports

NK Lesce football club has a long tradition of competing at the regional level (since 1946). Na Žagi Stadium (Slovene: Stadion Na Žagi) is a multi-purpose stadium in Lesce. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of NK Lesce. The stadium currently holds 800 spectators, 45 of them can be seated.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. Radovljica municipal site Archived 2012-09-19 at archive.today
3. Petrič, Franci (2005-06-27). "Lesce". www.kam.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
4. NK Lesce football club site
5. History NK Lesce
6. "Na žagi". www.stadioni.org. Retrieved 2024-10-09.

External links

• Media related to Lesce at Wikimedia Commons
• Lesce on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Radovljica
Settlements	Administrative seat: Radovljica Begunje na Gorenjskem Brda Brezje Brezovica Češnjica pri Kropi Črnivec Dobravica Dobro Polje Dvorska Vas Globoko Gorica Hlebce Hraše Kamna Gorica Kropa Lancovo Lesce Lipnica Ljubno Mišače Mlaka Mošnje Noše Nova Vas pri Lescah Otoče Ovsiše Peračica Podnart Poljče Poljšica pri Podnartu Posavec Praproše Prezrenje Ravnica Rovte Slatna Spodnja Dobrava Spodnja Lipnica Spodnji Otok Srednja Dobrava Srednja Vas Studenčice Vošče Vrbnje Zadnja Vas Zaloše Zapuže Zgornja Dobrava Zgornja Lipnica Zgornji Otok Zgoša
Landmarks	Assumption of Mary Church Basilica of Mary Help of Christians Begunje Parish Church Begunjščica Kacenštajn Castle Kamen Castle Kropa Museum Lesce-Bled Airport Lipnica Castle Radovljica Apiculture Museum Radovljica Mansion House Radovljica Parish Church Šivec House Šobec Campground St. Peter's Church in Begunje na Gorenjskem
Notable people	Slavko Avsenik Matevž Langus Anton Tomaž Linhart Lovro Toman Ivan Vurnik

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