Tabor, Tabor

Tabor (pronounced [ˈtaːbɔɾ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Tabor in central Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the Lower Savinja Valley at the northern edge of the Sava Hills. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

For the Maribor neighbourhood, see Tabor, Maribor.
Tabor
Settlement
Postcard of Tabor
Coat of arms
Tabor
Location of the settlement of Tabor in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°12′39″N 15°0′17″E
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorVilko Jazbinšek
Area
 • Total34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total1,494
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1391. The original Gothic sanctuary was preserved when a new nave was built in 1900.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Tabor include:

  • Angelos Baš (1926–2008), ethnologist[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. Tabor municipal site
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1125
  4. Godina Golija, Maja. "Angelos Baš". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  • Media related to Tabor, Tabor at Wikimedia Commons
  • Tabor. A map and basic data. Geopedia.si (V1). Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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