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Rovišče, Zagorje ob Savi

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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Central Sava

Elevation
  
668 m

Population
  
40 (2002)

Traditional region
  
Upper Carniola

Municipality
  
Zagorje ob Savi

Area
  
233 ha

Rovišče, Zagorje ob Savi

Rovišče ([ɾɔˈʋiːʃtʃɛ]; German: Rowische) is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. 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. It includes the hamlet of Zasavska Gora, also known as Sveta Gora (German: Heiligenberg).

Map of 1282 Rovi%C5%A1%C4%8De, Slovenia

The local parish church, built on Sveta Gora peak north of the settlement, is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary (Slovene: Marijino Rojstvo) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Gothic building with 18th-century modifications. Several of the paintings in the church are the work of Josip Egartner.

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Rovišče, Zagorje ob Savi Wikipedia