Sabonje (pronounced [saˈboːnjɛ]; Italian: Sabogna) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Sabonje | |
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Village | |
 Sabonje in 1955 | |
  Sabonje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′5.14″N 14°10′56.36″E / 45.5347611°N 14.1823222°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 589.4 m (1,933.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 79 |
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Unmarked grave
editSabonje is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Podbeže No. 40 Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Podbeže 40) lies under a walnut tree opposite the house at Podbeže no. 40. It contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.[3]
Church
editThe local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Podgrad.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Podbeže 40". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Sabonje at Wikimedia Commons- Sabonje on Geopedia
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