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Podgorje Ob Sevnični
Podgorje ob Sevnični () is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Styria, Styria. The Municipality of Sevnica is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Podgorje'' to ''Podgorje ob Sevnični'' in 1953. Church The local church (building), church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary ( sl, sveta Marija Rožnovenska) and belongs to the Parish of Zabukovje nad Sevnico, Zabukovje. It has a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque core and was restyled in the Baroque architecture, Baroque in the 17th century. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Zabukovje nad Sevnico include: * (born 1956), carpentry engineer, businessman *Janez Zorko (born 1937), sculptor and mountain climber References External linksPodgorje ob Sevnični on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Sevnica {{Sevnica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Slovenia
The national flag of Slovenia ( sl, zastava Slovenije) features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Coat of arms of Slovenia located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands. The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers, and above it are three six-pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The flag's colors are considered to be Pan-Slavic, but they actually come from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola, consisting of 3 stars, a mountain, and three colors (red, blue, yellow). crescent. The existing Slovene tricolor was raised for the first time in history during the Revolution of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
