Žamboh
Žamboh | |
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  Žamboh Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′43″N 14°57′11″E / 46.07861°N 14.95306°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Litija |
| Elevation | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
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Žamboh (pronounced [ˈʒaːmbɔx], German: Schamboch[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Tepe.[3] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[4]
Geography
[edit]Žamboh stands in the eastern part of Tepe, below the southeast slope of Kleviše Peak (Slovene: Kleviška špica, 791 meters or 2,595 feet).[3] Žamboh Hill (738 meters or 2,421 feet), which shares its name with the former village, rises to the northwest.
History
[edit]Žamboh had a population of 27 living in six houses in 1880,[2] 17 living in 11 houses in 1890,[5] and 33 living in 10 houses in 1900.[6] Žamboh was annexed by Tepe in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 72.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 285.
- ^ Litija municipal site
- ^ Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain. Neubearbeitung auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1890 (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 66.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 95.
- ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 106, 122.
External links
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