Zagorje ob Savi, Upper Carniola Region, Slovenia
🇸🇮 Zagorje ob Savi 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 Ljubljana 36 km (22 mi) south-west 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. It includes the hamlets of Toplice (Töplitz) and Podvine.
History Archaeological evidence shows that the area was already settled in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. In 1755 deposits of coal were discovered in the area and the town's economic development began. Coal mining was one of the area's main activities until 1995, when the last mines were closed. In 2010, Zagorje ob Savi was heavily affected by floods.
Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Neo-Romanesque church built in 1873.
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Zagorje ob Savi has a population of over 7,000 people. Zagorje ob Savi also forms part of the wider Central Sava District which has a population of over 57,050 people. It is also a part of the larger Upper Carniola Region.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Zagorje ob Savi has links with:
🇷🇸 Aleksinac, Serbia 🇨🇿 Havířov, Czech Republic 🇭🇷 Omiš, Croatia🇨🇦 Saint-Georges 46.117
🇫🇷 Bonneville 46.08
🇮🇹 Ariano Irpino 15.083
Locations Near: Zagorje ob Savi 14.9833,46.1333
🇸🇮 Trbovlje 15.055,46.159 d: 6.2
🇸🇮 Celje 15.258,46.229 d: 23.6
🇸🇮 Novo Mesto 15.166,45.8 d: 39.7
🇸🇮 Ljubljana 14.523,46.07 d: 36.2
🇸🇮 Kranj 14.367,46.233 d: 48.8
🇦🇹 Deutschlandsberg 15.2,46.8 d: 76
🇸🇮 Maribor 15.646,46.557 d: 69.4
🇦🇹 Klagenfurt 14.308,46.624 d: 75.2
Antipodal to: Zagorje ob Savi -165.017,-46.133
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17085.3
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16433.4
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16530.7
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16368.3
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12623.9
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12531.3
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12516.9
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12512.7