Izlake

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Izlake
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′9.17″N14°53′38.29″E / 46.1525472°N 14.8939694°E / 46.1525472; 14.8939694 Coordinates: 46°9′9.17″N14°53′38.29″E / 46.1525472°N 14.8939694°E / 46.1525472; 14.8939694
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Zagorje ob Savi
Area
 • Total 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation 351.4 m (1,152.9 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 1,146
Website http://www.izlake.si/
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Izlake (pronounced  [iˈzlaːkɛ] ; German : Islak [2] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in the Central Sava Valley, central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. [3]

German language West Germanic language

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Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi Municipality in Slovenia

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Central Sava Valley

The Central Sava Valley is a valley in the Sava Hills and a geographic region along the Sava in central Slovenia, now constituting the Central Sava Statistical Region. The region consists of three municipalities: Zagorje ob Savi, Trbovlje, and Hrastnik. Several coal mines operated in the Central Sava Valley, although all except the Trbovlje–Hrastnik Mine are now defunct. It is surrounded by the Sava Hills, with Kum on the right side of the Sava and Black Peak on Čemšenik Pasture at the left side of the Sava, as its highest peaks.

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Tourism

Izlake is best known for the currently (as of July 2010) defunct Medijske Toplice thermal baths and has been the tourism centre of the region. Other attractions include mostly outdoor activities such as hiking to surrounding peaks as well as some cultural heritage sights, most notably Medija Castle, where the renowned Slovene polymath Johann Weikhard von Valvasor spent his childhood and is most likely buried in the family tomb.

Tourism travel for recreational or leisure purposes

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Medija Castle ruins of castle in central Slovenia

Medija Castle is a castle ruin located in the southern part of the settlement of Podlipovica, west of Izlake, in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi, central-eastern Slovenia. The castle and its stables were destroyed by the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II. The castle chapel was later restored and now serves as a venue for plays, concerts, and other cultural events, as well as weddings.

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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene : sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It dates to the 16th century. [4]

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Saint George 4th-century Christian saint and martyr

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Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Izlake include:

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Saints Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Slavic brothers

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.
  3. ↑ Zagorje ob Savi municipal site Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine .
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1860
  5. ↑ After 95 Years, Slovenians Still Find Refuge at St. Cyril's Church


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