Podvrh () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Braslovče in northern
Slovenia
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. It lies at the foothills of the
Dobrovlje Hills and includes a number of small hamlets, including Zgornji Podvrh, Srednji Podvrh, Spodnji Podvrh, Šmartno, Vrtoglav, Plavc, and Žovnek. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
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. 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 ...
.
Žovnek is best known for
Žovnek Castle
Žovnek Castle ( sl, Žovnek, german: Sanneck) is a castle northeast of Braslovče, Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered b ...
, a now ruined
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
dating to the 12th to 17th centuries, which was the original home of the
Counts of Celje
The Counts of Celje ( sl, Celjski grofje) or the Counts of Cilli (german: Grafen von Cilli; hu, cillei grófok) were the most influential late medieval noble dynasty on the territory of present-day Slovenia. Risen as vassals of the Habsburg dukes ...
.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 7892
Lake Žovnek
Lake Žovnek ( sl, Žovneško jezero) is a lake near Celje in 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, Au ...
, a reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
created in 1978 to regulate flooding, is also a major feature of the landscape of Podvrh.
References
External links
Podvrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Braslovče
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