Zagorje Ob Savi
Name
Zagorje ob Savi was attested in written sources as Zagorie in 1296, Zagoͤr in 1311, Sager in 1362, Sagor in 1391, and Seger in 1419, among other spellings. The name of the settlement was changed from Zagorje to Zagorje ob Savi in 1955. In the early 20th century the German name was Sagor.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1948 | 4,318 | — |
1953 | 4,824 | +11.7% |
1961 | 6,010 | +24.6% |
1971 | 6,738 | +12.1% |
1981 | 7,491 | +11.2% |
1991 | 7,445 | −0.6% |
2002 | 6,893 | −7.4% |
2011 | 6,493 | −5.8% |
2021 | 6,020 | −7.3% |
Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions. |
History
Archaeological evidence shows that the area was already settled in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. In 1755 deposits of coal were discovered in the area and the town's economic development began. Coal mining was one of the area's main activities until 1995, when the last mines were closed. In 2010, Zagorje ob Savi was heavily affected by floods.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Neo-Romanesque church built in 1873.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96.
- ^ Wissenskulturen des Subterranen: Vermittler im Spannungsfeld zwischen Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit Ein biografisches Lexikon
- ^ Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 462–464.
- ^ "Zagorje ob Savi". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Zagorje ob Savi municipal site: Zagorje nekoč (in Slovene)
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14622 & 14623
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2690
External links
- Media related to Zagorje ob Savi at Wikimedia Commons
- Zagorje ob Savi on Geopedia