Žabljek Explained

Official Name:Žabljek
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Slovenska Bistrica
Area Total Km2:1.94
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:162
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3483°N 15.5554°W
Elevation M:300.4
Footnotes:[1]

Žabljek (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʒaːbljɛk/) is a village in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

A chapel in the centre of the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Laporje parish.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.slovenska-bistrica.si/ Slovenska Bistrica municipal site