Rovišče (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 96–97.) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi
The Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi (; ) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Zagorje ob Savi. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The entire municipality is now included in ...
in central
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
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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. () is a statistical region in Slovenia. T ...
. It includes the hamlet of Zasavska Gora, also known as Sveta Gora ().
The local
parish church
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, built on Holy Mount (), a peak north of the settlement, is dedicated to the
Nativity of Mary
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The modern Biblical canon does not record Mary's birth. The ...
() and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana (, ) is a Latin ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Slovenia.Gothic building with 18th-century modifications. Several of the paintings in the church are the work of Josip Egartner.