Tabor, Tabor
Tabor | |
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Settlement | |
.jpg) Postcard of Tabor | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tabor Location of the settlement of Tabor in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′39″N 15°0′17″E / 46.21083°N 15.00472°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vilko Jazbinšek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,494 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Tabor (pronounced [ˈtaːbɔɾ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Tabor in central Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the Lower Savinja Valley at the northern edge of the Sava Hills. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1391. The original Gothic sanctuary was preserved when a new nave was built in 1900.[3]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Tabor include:
- Angelos Baš (1926–2008), ethnologist[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Tabor municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1125
- ^ Godina Golija, Maja. "Angelos Baš". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
External links
Media related to Tabor, Tabor at Wikimedia Commons- [permanent dead link] Tabor. A map and basic data. Geopedia.si (V1). Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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| Settlements | Administrative seat: Tabor
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