Založe
Založe is a settlement in the Municipality of Polzela in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.- Type: Village with 401 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Zaloze”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Novi Klošter Monastery and Hell Cave.
Novi Klošter Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Georg Matthäus Vischer, Public domain.
Novi Klošter is a former Dominican priory near Polzela, built in the mid-15th century by Frederick II, Count of Celje. The monastery had a chequered history, having been invaded by the Ottomans shortly after its foundation, attacked by peasants, used as a fortress and novitiate, and much of the building damaged by fire.
Hell Cave
Cave
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Hell Cave is a karst cave in the settlement of Zalog pri Šempetru in Slovenia. Hell Cave is situated 3 km east of Založe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zgornje Grušovlje and Breg pri Polzeli.
Zgornje Grušovlje
Village
Zgornje Grušovlje is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the lower Savinja Valley northwest of Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini.
Breg pri Polzeli
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breg pri Polzeli is a settlement in the Municipality of Polzela in Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Savinja River southeast of Polzela. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.
Podvin pri Polzeli
Village
Podvin pri Polzeli is a settlement on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Polzela in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Podvin pri Polzeli is situated 2½ km west of Založe.
Založe
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Polzela, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.28957° or 46° 17′ 23″ northLongitude
15.09624° or 15° 5′ 46″ eastPopulation
401Elevation
363 metres (1,191 feet)Open location code
8FRQ73QW+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8515382487OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8986974Wikidata ID
Q1825658
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Založe” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Založe”
- Bulgarian: “Заложе”
- Cebuano: “Založe”
- Chechen: “Заложе”
- Croatian: “Založe”
- Dutch: “Založe”
- French: “Založe”
- Irish: “Založe”
- Polish: “Založe”
- Romanian: “Založe”
- Serbian: “Заложе”
- Slovenian: “Založe”
- Tatar: “Заложе”
- Ukrainian: “Заложе”
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