It extends along the lower part of the Sava River, on the border with Croatia. In terms of its acreage, it is the second smallest region in Slovenia because it has only 885 km2 and covers 4.4 percent of Slovenia’s territory. The neighboring regions are the Savinja region to the north, the Central Sava Valley (Slovene: Zasavje) to the west, and Lower Carniola to the south.
According to the 2003 census, 70,262 people lived in the region, which constitutes 3.5 percent of Slovenia’s population. The region represents approximately 4.5% of Slovenian territory and covers 885 km2. It is not densely populated; there are 79 people per km2. The inhabitants live in 409 settlements. The following municipalities are part of the Lower Sava Valley: Krško, Brežice, Sevnica, Kostanjevica na Krki, Radeče, and Bistrica ob Sotli.
The Lower Sava Valley is a popular tourist destination due to its cultural, natural, and historical riches. Local culinary specialties, high-quality wines, and towns with rich heritage offer many opportunities for both fun and relaxation. There are many walking trails, riding trails, golf courses, and spas.
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^Ferenc, Tone. 1995. "Posavje". Enciklopedija Slovenije vol 9. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 155–156.
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lower, sava, valley, posavje, redirects, here, district, with, this, name, posavje, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged. Posavje redirects here For the district with this name see Posavje District This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lower Sava Valley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message The Lower Sava Valley Slovene Posavje also Spodnje Posavje and Posavska regija 1 is a region in southeastern Slovenia on the border with Croatia It has three major urban centers Brezice Krsko and Sevnica Its borders are almost identical with those of the Lower Sava Statistical Region Landscape near Radece It extends along the lower part of the Sava River on the border with Croatia In terms of its acreage it is the second smallest region in Slovenia because it has only 885 km2 and covers 4 4 percent of Slovenia s territory The neighboring regions are the Savinja region to the north the Central Sava Valley Slovene Zasavje to the west and Lower Carniola to the south According to the 2003 census 70 262 people lived in the region which constitutes 3 5 percent of Slovenia s population The region represents approximately 4 5 of Slovenian territory and covers 885 km2 It is not densely populated there are 79 people per km2 The inhabitants live in 409 settlements The following municipalities are part of the Lower Sava Valley Krsko Brezice Sevnica Kostanjevica na Krki Radece and Bistrica ob Sotli The Lower Sava Valley is a popular tourist destination due to its cultural natural and historical riches Local culinary specialties high quality wines and towns with rich heritage offer many opportunities for both fun and relaxation There are many walking trails riding trails golf courses and spas References edit Ferenc Tone 1995 Posavje Enciklopedija Slovenije vol 9 Ljubljana Mladinska knjiga pp 155 156 External links editPosavje info najbolj brane novice iz Posavja Posavje novice informacije dogodki in Slovene only 45 57 0 N 15 29 0 E 45 95000 N 15 48333 E 45 95000 15 48333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lower Sava Valley amp oldid 1219362003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
