Podvinje, Brežice

Podvinje
Podvinje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°55′30.83″N 15°40′11.3″E / 45.9252306°N 15.669806°E / 45.9252306; 15.669806Coordinates: 45°55′30.83″N 15°40′11.3″E / 45.9252306°N 15.669806°E / 45.9252306; 15.669806
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Brežice
Area
  Total 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation 203.4 m (667.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 100
[1]

Podvinje (pronounced [pɔˈdʋiːnjɛ]) is a village north of Dobova in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Church

Holy Trinity Church

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Parish of Kapele. It is a single-naved building with a three-sided sanctuary built in the 17th century. In the 18th century it was vaulted and the bell tower was built in 1776.[3]

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