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Sava (, , sometimes ''Sava bei Littai'') is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River (from which it gets its name) in central
Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. It lies in the
Municipality of Litija The Municipality of Litija (; ) is a Municipalities of Slovenia, municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Litija. The area is part of the traditional Upper Carniola, Upper and Lower Carniola regions. The entire ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
. 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 ...
.


Church

The
parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...
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.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2238


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