Zidani Most
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Zidani Most is a settlement in the Municipality
Municipality
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of Laško
Laško
Laško is a spa town and municipality in eastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region. The town is located at the foothills of the Hum hill on the Savinja River. It is first mentioned in written...
in eastern Slovenia
Slovenia
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. It lies at the confluence
Confluence
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of the Sava and Savinja
Savinja
The Savinja is a river in northeast Slovenia which flows mostly in the Upper and Lower Savinja valley and through the cities of Celje and Laško. The Savinja is the main river of the Savinja Alps . It flows into Sava River at the town of Zidani Most. It has often flooded, such as in the 1960s,...
rivers. The area was traditionally part of the Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja statistical region
Savinjska statistical region
The Savinja statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River....
. It is an important railway station
Zidani Most railway station
Zidani Most railway station is an important railway station and junction in Zidani Most, which is located within the municipality of Laško, Slovenia.- External links :*...
and junction.. It is named after the nearby stone bridge.
The local church, built in the eastern part of the settlement known as Vila, is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Sacred Heart
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and belongs to the Parish
Parish
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of Marija Širje
Širje
Širje is a settlement in the Laško municipality in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the river Sava, immediately northwest of Zidani Most. The area was traditionally part of the Lower Styria region...
. It was built in 1920.