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Znojile, Zagorje ob Savi

Coordinates: 46°10′39.39″N 14°59′11.04″E / 46.1776083°N 14.9864000°E / 46.1776083; 14.9864000
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Znojile
Znojile is located in Slovenia
Znojile
Znojile
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′39.39″N 14°59′11.04″E / 46.1776083°N 14.9864000°E / 46.1776083; 14.9864000
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityZagorje ob Savi
Area
 • Total5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
513.7 m (1,685.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total144
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Znojile (pronounced [znɔˈjiːlɛ]) is a settlement in the hills north of the Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

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The name Znojile is derived from *znoji(d)lo 'sunny or sun-facing area' from the verb *znojiti 'to be warmed by the sun'. The name therefore refers to the geographical orientation of the place.[3]

Church

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The local church, built on a hill northeast of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Leonard. It is a Gothic building that was restyled in the Baroque in the mid-18th century.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Archived from the original on November 18, 2008.
  2. ^ "Zagorje ob Savi municipal site". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012.
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC. p. 483.
  4. ^ "Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage: reference number ešd 1722". Archived from the original on July 12, 2010.
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