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Podgorje ob Sevnični

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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Lower Sava

Elevation
  
478 m

Population
  
115 (2002)

Traditional region
  
Styria

Municipality
  
Sevnica

Area
  
5.22 km²

Podgorje ob Sevnični

Podgorje ob Sevnični ([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.

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Map of 8292 Podgorje ob Sevni%C4%8Dni, Slovenia

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Podgorje to Podgorje ob Sevnični in 1953.

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.

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

    Podgorje ob Sevnični Wikipedia