Čedem (, in older sources also ''Čedno''''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 68.) is a small settlement in the eastern Gorjanci Mountains in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern

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, right on the border with

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. During the

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it was one of five Slovene settlements annexed by the

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. The village is protected as a national heritage monument by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Single-storey rectangular wooden houses with a variety of outbuildings such as sties, hayracks, and granaries all date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exteriors of the houses are painted blue, ochre, or brown.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 10571

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External links

Čedem on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Brežice {{Brežice-geo-stub