Zagaj Pri Ponikvi
Zagaj pri Ponikvi (pronounced [zaˈɡaːi̯ pɾi ˈpoːnikʋi], German: Sagaj) is a settlement in the hills north of Ponikva in the Municipality of Šentjur in eastern Slovenia. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Zagaj to Zagaj pri Ponikvi in 1953.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Zagaj pri Ponikvi include:
- Mihael Zagajšek (sl) (a.k.a. Jurij Zelenko, Georg Sellenko; 1739–1827), Roman Catholic priest, grammarian, lexicographer, and translator
References
- ^ Razpotnik, Barica (2020-06-08). "On 1 January 2020, 2,095,861 residents of Slovenia lived in 5,978 settlements; 57 settlements were unpopulated" (Press release). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
final data (XLS attachment)
- ^ Prebivalci po spolu, občine in naselja, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020 [Population by sex, municipalities and resorts, Slovenia, 1 January 2020]. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (XLS) (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
(note: for Šentjur, the municipality is at code 120, followed immediately by its settlements at codes 120001–120121)
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 60.
- ^ Šentjur municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Slovenski biografski leksikon: Zagajšek Mihael (in Slovene)
External links
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