Podgorje ob Sevnični

Podgorje ob Sevnični (pronounced [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]

Podgorje ob Sevnični
Podgorje ob Sevnični
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′58.81″N 15°20′27.1″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalitySevnica
Area
 • Total5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation
477.9 m (1,567.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total115
[1]

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 (Slovene: 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:

  • Štefan Teraž (born 1956), carpentry engineer, businessman
  • Janez Zorko (born 1937), sculptor and mountain climber

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Sevnica municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. "EŠD 3517". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 18 October 2011.


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