Zabukovje nad Sevnico

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Zabukovje nad Sevnico
Zabukovje nad Sevnico
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′14.14″N 15°22′1.27″E / 46.0539278°N 15.3670194°E / 46.0539278; 15.3670194Coordinates: 46°3′14.14″N 15°22′1.27″E / 46.0539278°N 15.3670194°E / 46.0539278; 15.3670194
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Sevnica
Area
  Total 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation 550.9 m (1,807.4 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 179
[1]

Zabukovje nad Sevnico is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Sevnica in 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]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Zabukovje to Zabukovje nad Sevnico in 1953.[3]

Church

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It dates to the 17th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Sevnica municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. "EŠD 3514". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovene). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 

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