Nova Gora, Litija Explained

Official Name:Nova Gora
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Litija
Area Total Km2:4.3
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:71
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0084°N 14.9433°W
Elevation M:561.6
Postal Code:1274
Footnotes:[1]

Nova Gora (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈnɔːʋa ˈɡɔːɾa/; German: Neuberg[2]) is a small settlement in the hills west of Gabrovka in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

East of the village is a monument to 54 Partisans killed nearby in the Second World War. It was erected in 1959.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.
  3. http://www.litija.si/ Municipality of Litija website
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage