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Borovak pri Podkumu

Coordinates: 46°4′29.43″N 15°3′28.96″E / 46.0748417°N 15.0580444°E / 46.0748417; 15.0580444
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Borovak pri Podkumu
Borovak pri Podkumu is located in Slovenia
Borovak pri Podkumu
Borovak pri Podkumu
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′29.43″N 15°3′28.96″E / 46.0748417°N 15.0580444°E / 46.0748417; 15.0580444
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityZagorje ob Savi
Area
 • Total4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation
707.4 m (2,320.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total81
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Borovak pri Podkumu (pronounced [bɔɾɔˈʋaːk pɾi pɔˈtkuːmu]) is a settlement east of Podkum in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

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Borovak pri Podkumu was attested in written sources as Borabakg in 1444 and Borabakh c. 1449.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Borovak to Borovak pri Podkumu in 1955.[4]

Church

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The local church (building) in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ursula and belongs to the Parish of Šentjurij–Podkum. It is a Gothic building that was extended in the 17th century and restyled around 1800.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Zagorje ob Savi municipal site Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Borovak pri Podkumu". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2455
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