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Municipality Of Žalec
The Municipality of Žalec (; sl, Občina Žalec) is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Styria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Žalec. The municipality was established in its current form on 7 August 1998, when the former larger municipality of Žalec was divided into six smaller municipalities. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Žalec, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Arja Vas * Brnica * Dobriša Vas * Drešinja Vas * Galicija * Gotovlje * Grče * Griže * Hramše * Kale * Kasaze * Levec * Liboje * Ložnica pri Žalcu * Mala Pirešica * Migojnice * Novo Celje * Pernovo * Petrovče * Podkraj * Podlog v Savinjski Dolini * Podvin * Pongrac * Ponikva pri Žalcu * Ruše * Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini (, also / / ; sl, Šempeter v Savinjski dolini) is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is an official language of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is a second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Adria ...: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano. In the EU statistics, the municipalities of Slovenia are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below 58 administrative units ('), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kale, Žalec
Kale () is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the Ložnica Hills ( sl, Ložniško gričevje) north of Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. A small chapel-shrine A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mo ... in the settlement dates to the late 19th century. reference number ešd 27578 References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pongrac
Pongrac () is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Pongrac'' (literally, ' Saint Pancras') to ''Pongrac'' (literally, 'Pancras') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. Cultural heritage An Early Iron Age burial ground has been identified in the northwestern part of the settlement, part of a burial ground extending to Sveti Lovrenc in the adjacent Municipality of Prebold and numbering over 180 burial mounds. Mass graves Pongrac is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Britne Sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podvin, Žalec
Podvin () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies on Ložnica Creek north of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com .... History Podvin became a separate settlement in 1991, when its territory was administratively separated from that of Gotovlje and Ložnica pri Žalcu. References External linksPodvin on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žalec {{Žalec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podlog V Savinjski Dolini
Podlog v Savinjski Dolini (; sl, Podlog v Savinjski dolini) is a settlement in the Savinja Valley in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies northeast of Šempeter. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com .... Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Podlog'' to ''Podlog v Savinjski Dolini'' in 1953.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. References External linksPodlog v Savinjski Dolini on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žalec {{Žalec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podkraj, Žalec
Podkraj () is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the eastern part of the Ložnica Hills ( sl, Ložniško gričevje) north of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com .... References External linksPodkraj on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žalec {{Žalec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrovče
Petrovče () is a village on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary ( sl, Marijino obiskanje) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from .... It was built in the 18th century on the site of a 14th-century building. reference number ešd 510 Reference ...
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Pernovo
Pernovo ( or ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the southwestern part of the Hudinja Hills ( sl, Hudinjsko gričevje). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The local church is dedicated to Saint Oswald ( sl, sveti Ožbolt) and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ... of Galicija. It is originally a medieval building with major 17th- and 19th-century rebuilding phases. reference number ešd 2980
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Novo Celje
Novo Celje () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. Its territory is basically the estate of Novo Celje Mansion, a late 18th-century mansion just southeast of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com .... History Novo Celje became a separate settlement in 1999, when its territory was administratively separated from Dobriša Vas. References External linksNovo Celje on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žalec {{Žalec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Migojnice
Migojnice () is a village on the right bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Name The village was attested in written sources in 1265–67 as ''Makoyn'', and in 1763–87 as ''Megoiniz''. The origin of the name is unclear, but it may be derived from ''*Maligojnice'' (based on the personal name ''*Maligojь'') with syncope of the second syllable (cf. ''Magozd'' < ''*Mal(i) gozd''). If so, the name would originally mean 'place where Maligojь's people live'. Church 
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Mala Pirešica
Mala Pirešica () is a settlement in the lower Savinja Valley in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The A1 motorway crosses the territory of the settlement south of the village core. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. A small roadside chapel-shrine A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mo ... in the settlement dates to the early 20th century. reference number ešd 27820 References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ložnica Pri Žalcu
Ložnica pri Žalcu () is a settlement north of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The A1 motorway crosses the territory of the settlement north of the village. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire Municipality of Žalec is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com .... History The settlement of Ložnica pri Žalcu was created in 1953, when the formerly separate villages of Spodnja Ložnica and Zgornja Ložnica were merged into a single settlement. References External links Ložnica pri Žalcu on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žalec {{Žalec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
