Gabrovka () is a settlement in the

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in central

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the

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. In addition to the center of the settlement, formerly known as Sveti Križ pri Litiji (),''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 95. it includes the hamlets of Orešje, Pretržje (in older sources also ''Pretežje''), and Trzne.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 261–262.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to the

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and belongs to the

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. It was built in the late 18th century and extended in 1913.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2390

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Gabrovka include: * Jože Borštnar (a.k.a. Gabrovčan) (1915–1998),

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and

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* Ciril Jeglič (1897–1988), technical writer and horticultural expert *

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(1930–2015), theater director, art historian, professor, and restoration expert *

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(1855–1925), musician and composer * Anton Petje (born 1932), actor who received two Borštnik Ring Awards for his performances.

References

External links

*
Gabrovka on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Litija {{Litija-geo-stub