Zabukovje nad Sevnico explained

Official Name:Zabukovje nad Sevnico
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 Km2:8.5
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:179
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0539°N 15.367°W
Elevation M:550.9
Footnotes:[1]

Zabukovje nad Sevnico (in Slovenian pronounced as /zaˈbuːkɔu̯jɛ nat ˈseːu̯nitsɔ/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Sevnica in 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 Zabukovje to Zabukovje nad Sevnico in 1953.[3]

Church

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It dates to 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 3514 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 20 October 2011.