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Žamboh

Coordinates: 46°4′43″N 14°57′11″E / 46.07861°N 14.95306°E / 46.07861; 14.95306
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Žamboh
Žamboh is located in Slovenia
Žamboh
Žamboh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′43″N 14°57′11″E / 46.07861°N 14.95306°E / 46.07861; 14.95306
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityLitija
Elevation
488 m (1,601 ft)
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Žamboh (pronounced [ˈʒaːmbɔx], German: Schamboch[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Tepe.[3] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[4]

Geography

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Žamboh stands in the eastern part of Tepe, below the southeast slope of Kleviše Peak (Slovene: Kleviška špica, 791 meters or 2,595 feet).[3] Žamboh Hill (738 meters or 2,421 feet), which shares its name with the former village, rises to the northwest.

History

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Žamboh had a population of 27 living in six houses in 1880,[2] 17 living in 11 houses in 1890,[5] and 33 living in 10 houses in 1900.[6] Žamboh was annexed by Tepe in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 72.
  3. ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 285.
  4. ^ Litija municipal site
  5. ^ Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain. Neubearbeitung auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1890 (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 66.
  6. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 95.
  7. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 106, 122.
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