Kozje

Kozje
Coat of arms
Kozje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′26.4″N 15°33′32.4″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Kozje
Area [1]
• Total	5.98 km^2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation	275.8 m (904.9 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	634

Kozje (pronounced [ˈkoːzjɛ], German: Drachenburg[2]) is a small town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Kozje. The settlement of Kozje lies in the centre of the municipality, 36 km (22.37 mi) from Celje, 107 km (66.49 mi) from Ljubljana, and 30 km (18.64 mi) from Rogaška Slatina. It is the main settlement of the Kozje region (Slovene: Kozjansko). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. It is one of the oldest settlements in the area, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1016. It was granted market rights before 1384.[3]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built on the site of an earlier building in the 15th century and has major 17th-century alterations.[4] A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Hemma (Slovene: sveta Ema). It was built in around 1466 with 16th-century modifications and the nave extended in 1861.[5]

References

1. "Naselje Kozje". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 10.
3. "Kozje municipal site". Archived from the original on 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3078
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3079

External links

• Kozje on Geopedia