Podgorje_ob_Sevnični

Podgorje ob Sevnični

Podgorje ob Sevnični

Place in Styria, Slovenia

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]

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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 [sl] (born 1956), carpentry engineer, businessman
  • Janez Zorko (born 1937), sculptor and mountain climber

References

  1. [1]
    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. [2]
    Sevnica municipal site
  3. [3]
    Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. [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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