Official Name: | Leskovec v Podborštu |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Lower Sava |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Sevnica |
Area Total Km2: | 3.35 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 64 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.0369°N 15.1575°W |
Elevation M: | 699.4 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Leskovec v Podborštu (in Slovenian pronounced as /lɛˈskɔːʋəts ʍ pɔdˈboːrʃtu/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Leskovec to Leskovec v Podborštu in 1953.[3]
The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows (Slovenian: Žalostna Mati božja) and belongs to the Parish of Šentjanž. It dates to the 17th century[4] and stands on Leskovec Hill.