Sabonje

Sabonje
Village
Sabonje in 1955
Sabonje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′5.14″N 14°10′56.36″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Ilirska Bistrica
Area
• Total	6.12 km^2 (2.36 sq mi)
Elevation	589.4 m (1,933.7 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	79
[1]

Sabonje (pronounced [saˈboːnjɛ]; Italian: Sabogna) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Unmarked grave

Sabonje 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

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Podgrad.[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
3. 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.
4. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Sabonje at Wikimedia Commons
• Sabonje on Geopedia