Podgorje ob Sevnični explained

Official Name:Podgorje ob Sevnični
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sevnica
Area Total Km2:5.22
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:115
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0663°N 15.3409°W
Elevation M:477.9
Footnotes:[1]

Podgorje ob Sevnični (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔdˈɡoːɾjɛ ɔp ˈseːu̯nitʃni/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The Municipality of Sevnica is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Podgorje to Podgorje ob Sevnični in 1953.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary (Slovenian: sveta Marija Rožnovenska) and belongs to the Parish of Zabukovje. It has a Romanesque core and was restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zabukovje nad Sevnico include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-sevnica.si Sevnica municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Web site: EŠD 3517 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 18 October 2011.