Zavodnje

Zavodnje
Zavodnje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°25′25.9″N 15°1′1.86″E / 46.423861°N 15.0171833°ECoordinates: 46°25′25.9″N 15°1′1.86″E / 46.423861°N 15.0171833°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Šoštanj
Area
 • Total 10.33 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Elevation 642.3 m (2,107.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 295
[1]

Zavodnje (pronounced [ˈzaːvɔdnjɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in 1813 on the site of a chapel associated with Žamberk Castle, a 13th-century castle demolished in the 16th century.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Šoštanj municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3521

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