Zgornji Prhovec

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Zgornji Prhovec
Prhovec (until 1990)
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Zgornji Prhovec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′47.49″N14°55′37.09″E / 46.1631917°N 14.9269694°E / 46.1631917; 14.9269694 Coordinates: 46°9′47.49″N14°55′37.09″E / 46.1631917°N 14.9269694°E / 46.1631917; 14.9269694
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Zagorje ob Savi
Area
  Total 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation 449.6 m (1,475.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 57
[1]

Zgornji Prhovec (pronounced  [ˈzɡoːɾnji pəɾˈxɔːʋəts] or [ˈzɡoːɾnji pəɾˈxoːʋəts] ; in older sources also Perhovic; [2] German : Perhouz [2] ) is a settlement north of Izlake in the Municipality of 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 in the Central Sava Statistical Region. [3]

German language West Germanic language

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Izlake Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Izlake 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.

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Prhovec to Zgornji Prhovec in 1990. [4]

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References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 22.
  3. Zagorje ob Savi municipal site Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine .
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.