Rovišče, Zagorje ob Savi

Rovišče (pronounced [ɾɔˈʋiːʃtʃɛ]; German: Rowische[2]) is a settlement 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] It includes the hamlet of Zasavska Gora, also known as Sveta Gora (German: Heiligenberg[2]).[4]

Rovišče
Rovišče is located in Slovenia
Rovišče
Rovišče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′13.56″N 14°54′6.45″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityZagorje ob Savi
Area
  Total2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Elevation
667.5 m (2,190.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total40
[1]

The local parish church, built on Holy Mount (Slovene: Sveta gora), a peak north of the settlement, is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary (Slovene: Marijino Rojstvo) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Gothic building with 18th-century modifications.[5] Several of the paintings in the church are the work of Josip Egartner.[6]

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, pp. 96–97.
  3. Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 459–460.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2368
  6. "Josip Egartner". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved April 26, 2018.


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