Savci () is a settlement in the

Slovene Hills The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice, german: Windische Bühel or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country and ...

( sl, Slovenske gorice) in the

Municipality of Sveti Tomaž The Municipality of Sveti Tomaž () is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Prlekija Hills and was part of the Municipality of Ormož until 2006. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the D ...

in northeastern

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 area traditionally belonged to the

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

region and is now included in the

Drava Statistical Region The Drava Statistical Region ( sl, Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course thro ...

. The village

chapel A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common ty ...

with a belfry was built in 1895.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Savci include: *

Stanko Cajnkar Stanko or Stańko () is a variation of the Slavic masculine given name Stanislav. Nicknames in hbs, Ćane, Ćano. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Stanko Abadžić (born 1952), Croatian photographer and photojournalist *Stanko B ...

(1900–1977), writer

References

External links

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Savci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sveti Tomaž {{SvetiTomaž-geo-stub