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Sabonje

Coordinates: 45°32′5.14″N 14°10′56.36″E / 45.5347611°N 14.1823222°E / 45.5347611; 14.1823222
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Sabonje
Village
Sabonje in 1955
Sabonje in 1955
Sabonje is located in Slovenia
Sabonje
Sabonje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′5.14″N 14°10′56.36″E / 45.5347611°N 14.1823222°E / 45.5347611; 14.1823222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Elevation
589.4 m (1,933.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total79
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Sabonje (pronounced [saˈboːnjɛ]; Italian: Sabogna) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Unmarked grave

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Sabonje is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Podbeže No. 40 Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Podbeže 40) lies under a walnut tree opposite the house at Podbeže no. 40. It contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.[3]

Church

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The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Podgrad.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Podbeže 40". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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