Rodež

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Rodež
Rodež
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′57.67″N 14°59′53.47″E / 46.0826861°N 14.9981861°E / 46.0826861; 14.9981861Coordinates: 46°4′57.67″N 14°59′53.47″E / 46.0826861°N 14.9981861°E / 46.0826861; 14.9981861
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Zagorje ob Savi
Area
  Total 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation 702.9 m (2,306.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 47
[1]

Rodež (formerly Sveti Lenart,[2] German: Sankt Leonardi[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava statistical region.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Parish of Šentjurij–Podkum. It has a Romanesque nave dating to the 13th century onto which a new sanctuary was built after 1350. The belfry dates to the 16th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.
  3. Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2457

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