Žabjek v Podbočju explained

Official Name:Žabjek v Podbočju
Other Name:Žabjek (until 1955)
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Krško
Area Total Km2:0.43
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:53
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8591°N 15.4563°W
Elevation M:162
Postal Code:8312
Footnotes:[1]

Žabjek v Podbočju (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʒaːbjɛk ʍ pɔdˈbóːtʃju/) is a village on the right bank of the Krka River southwest of Podbočje in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Žabjek to Žabjek v Podbočju in 1955.[3]

Cultural heritage

A small chapel-shrine at the village spring was built in the mid-19th century.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage