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Podvinje, Brežice

Coordinates: 45°55′30.83″N 15°40′11.3″E / 45.9252306°N 15.669806°E / 45.9252306; 15.669806
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Podvinje
Podvinje is located in Slovenia
Podvinje
Podvinje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′30.83″N 15°40′11.3″E / 45.9252306°N 15.669806°E / 45.9252306; 15.669806
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation
203.4 m (667.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total100
[1]

Podvinje (pronounced [pɔˈdʋiːnjɛ], German: Podvine[2]) is a village north of Dobova in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3] The Jovsi wetland lies east of the village.

Church

Holy Trinity Church

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Parish of Kapele. It is a single-naved building with a three-sided sanctuary built in the 17th century. In the 18th century it was vaulted and the bell tower was built in 1776.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 8.
  3. ^ Brežice municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3059