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]
Tabor | |
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.jpg) Postcard of Tabor | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tabor Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′39″N 15°0′17″E / 46.21083°N 15.00472°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Tabor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 323.2 m (1,060.4 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 557 |
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Church
editThe 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
editNotable people that were born or lived in Tabor include:
- Angelos Baš (1926–2008), ethnologist[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ 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
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Media related to Tabor at Wikimedia Commons- Tabor on Geopedia
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