Zavodnje

Zavodnje
Zavodnje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°25′25.9″N 15°1′1.86″E / 46.423861°N 15.0171833°E / 46.423861; 15.0171833
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityŠoštanj
Area
 • Total
10.33 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Elevation
642.3 m (2,107.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
295

Zavodnje (pronounced [ˈzaːʋɔdnjɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in 1813 on the site of a chapel associated with Žamberk Castle, a 13th-century castle demolished in the 16th century.

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