Global InformationZagorje ob Savi information
Zagorje ob Savi | |
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     From top, left to right: Overview of Zagorje, Railway Station, Old Mine Locomotive, Town center, Valley leading to Zagorje | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zagorje ob Savi Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′03″N 14°59′39″E / 46.13417°N 14.99417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Zagorje ob Savi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 269.5 m (884.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 6,893 |
| Vehicle registration | LJ |
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Zagorje ob Savi (pronounced [zaˈɡoːɾjɛ ɔp ˈsaːʋi] ; German: Sagor,[2] Seger an der Sau[3]) is a town in the Central Sava Valley in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi. It is located in the valley of Medija Creek, a minor left tributary of the Sava River, 52 km (32 mi) east of the capital city Ljubljana, 36 km (22 mi) southwest of Celje, and 6 km (4 mi) west of Trbovlje. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region. The town is home to about 7,000 people.[4] It includes the hamlets of Toplice (German: Töplitz[2]) and Podvine.[5]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96.
- ^ Wissenskulturen des Subterranen: Vermittler im Spannungsfeld zwischen Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit Ein biografisches Lexikon
- ^ Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 462–464.