Sava, Litija

Sava (pronounced [ˈsaːʋa], German: Sawa,[2] sometimes Sava bei Littai[3][4][5]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River (from which it gets its name) in central Slovenia. It lies in the Municipality of Litija. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[6]

Sava
Sava with Saint Nicholas's Church
Sava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′18.12″N 14°53′31.41″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLitija
Area
 • Total1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation
235.9 m (774.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total253
[1]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1736 on the site of an earlier church and extended in 1844.[7]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 80.
  3. Jahresbericht des kais. königl. Obergymnasiums. Ljubljana: Ign. v. Kleinmayr & Fed. Bamberg. 1869. p. 28.
  4. Allgemeiner Bericht und Chronik der in den Jahren 1904--1916-1921 in Österreich beobachteten Erdbeben. 1915, p. 107.
  5. Verordnungs-und Amtsblatt des Chefs der Zivilverwaltung für die besetzten Gebiete Kärntens und Krains. 1941, p. 399.
  6. Municipality of Litija website
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2238


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