Pogonik (; sometimes ''Poganek'', german: Poganegg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 93.) is a settlement on the right bank of the

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north of

Litija Litija (; german: Littai''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 90, 92–93.) is a town in the Litija Basin in central Slovenia. It is the ...

in central

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. The

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from

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Zidani Most Zidani Most (; german: Steinbrück) is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia. It lies at the confluence of the Sava and Savinja rivers. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the r ...

runs through the settlement. 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

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 ...

History

Pogonik Castle was built in the early 16th century, probably after the destructive earthquake in 1511.

Johann Weikhard von Valvasor Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor ( sl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor, ) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, pr ...

wrote that the castle was built from the ruins of the castle at Vernek.''Grad in železniški most v Pogoniku''. Signboard displayed at Pogonik. A wooden railroad bridge was built across the Sava River at Pogonik in 1848, and the Poganek railroad tunnel was built in 1849. It is long. The wooden bridge was replaced by an iron bridge in 1898. During the Second World War, the Partisans burned Pogonik Castle in 1944 and damaged the railroad bridge. Pogonik was a hamlet of Podšentjur until 1995, when it became a separate settlement.Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Pogonik.
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Gallery

File:Poganek tunnel sign Slovenia.JPG, Poganek tunnel sign File:Pogonik tunnel Slovenia.JPG, Poganek railroad tunnel

References

External links

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