The Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi (; sl, Občina Zagorje ob Savi) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in central

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Zagorje ob Savi Zagorje ob Savi (; german: Sagor,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96. ''Seger an der Sau'') is a town in the Central Sava Valley in ce ...

. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The entire municipality is now included in the

Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s ...

. The population of the municipality is about 17,000.

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shows that the area was already settled in the

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and

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...

.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 14622 & 14623

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Zagorje ob Savi, the municipality also includes the following settlements: *

Blodnik Blodnik () is a small dispersed settlement east of Trojane in central Slovenia. It lies within the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola ...

* Borje *

Borje pri Mlinšah Borje pri Mlinšah () is a settlement west of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava ...

* Borovak pri Podkumu * Brezje *

Breznik Breznik ( bg, Брезник ) is a town in western Bulgaria, 50 km away from Sofia. It is located in Pernik Province and is close to the towns of Bankya and Pernik. Villages in the municipality include Begunovtsi, Dushintsi, and Velkovtsi ...

* Briše *

Čemšenik Čemšenik (; german: Tschemschenik''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.) is a village north of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob ...

Čolnišče Čolnišče () is a settlement west of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. Geography The m ...

Dobrljevo Dobrljevo () is a settlement north of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statist ...

* Dolenja Vas *

Dolgo Brdo pri Mlinšah Dolgo Brdo pri Mlinšah () is a settlement west of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central ...

* Družina *

Golče Golče (; in older sources also ''Goliše'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 96–97. german: Goltsche) is a village in the Municipal ...

* Gorenja Vas *

Hrastnik pri Trojanah Hrastnik pri Trojanah (; german: Hrastnigg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.) is a settlement east of Trojane in central Slovenia. I ...

Izlake Izlake (; german: Islak''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in the Central Sav ...

* Jablana * Jarše *

Jelenk Jelenk () is a settlement in the hills east of Trojane in central Slovenia. It is part of the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in ...

Jelševica Jelševica () is a small dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. It lies just east of the main motorway from Ljubljana to Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola Upper Car ...

* Jesenovo * Kal * Kandrše *

Kisovec Kisovec () is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The settlement developed around the local coal mine, closed in 1952. Since 1978 a factory producing aerated autoclaved concrete has been in operation in the set ...

* Kolk * Kolovrat * Konjšica * Kostrevnica * Kotredež * Log pri Mlinšah *

Loke pri Zagorju Loke pri Zagorju (; german: Lokach''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.) is a settlement immediately north of Kisovec in the Municipali ...

* Mali Kum * Medija * Mlinše * Mošenik * Orehovica * Osredek * Padež * Podkraj pri Zagorju * Podkum * Podlipovica * Polšina *

Potoška Vas Potoška Vas (; sl, Potoška vas, german: Potoschkawas''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.) is a village north of Zagorje ob Savi in ...

* Požarje * Prapreče * Ravenska Vas * Ravne pri Mlinšah *

Razbor pri Čemšeniku Razbor pri Čemšeniku ( or ) is a settlement in the hills north of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipali ...

* Razpotje * Rodež *

Rove Rove may refer to: Places * Le Rove, a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France * Rove, Honiara, a suburb of Honiara, Solomon Islands * Rove, Vojnik, a settlement in the hills east of Frankolovo in the Municipality of Vojnik ...

* Rovišče *

Rtiče Rtiče (; in older sources also ''Artiče'', formerly ''Sveti Bric'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94. german: Sankt Brizi) is a se ...

* Ržiše * Selo pri Zagorju * Šemnik * Senožeti * Šentgotard *

Šentlambert Šentlambert ( or ; in older sources also ''Šent Lampert'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96. german: Sankt Lamprecht) is a village ...

Šklendrovec Šklendrovec () is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Sava River and extends southeastwards into the hills towards Podkum. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower C ...

* Sopota * Špital * Spodnji Šemnik * Strahovlje *

Tirna Tirna () is a settlement west of Šentlambert in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. Its territory extends southwards right to the left bank of the Sava River. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It ...

* Vidrga *

Vine A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselv ...

* Vrh * Vrh pri Mlinšah * Vrhe * Zabava * Zabreznik *

Zavine Zavine () is a settlement in the hills north of Kisovec in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central S ...

* Zgornji Prhovec * Znojile * Žvarulje

References

External links

*
Zagorje ob Savi municipal site

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