Zavodnje Explained

Official Name:Zavodnje
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šoštanj
Area Total Km2:10.33
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:295
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4239°N 15.0172°W
Elevation M:642.3
Footnotes:[1]

Zavodnje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈzaːʋɔdnjɛ/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in 1813 on the site of a chapel associated with Žamberk Castle, a 13th-century castle demolished in the 16th century.[3]

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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.sostanj.si Šoštanj municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage