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Kozje
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Also known as Kozje (Slovenia)

Kozje (, ) is a small town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Kozje. The settlement of Kozje lies in the centre of the municipality, from Celje, from Ljubljana, and from Rogaška Slatina. It is the main settlement of the Kozje region (). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. It is one of the oldest settlements in the area, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1016. It was granted market rights before 1384.

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Place details

Locality
Kozje
Region
Municipality of Kozje
Country
Slovenija
Population
634
Timezone
Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Kozje
Settlement.image_skyline
Kozje DP 2016-05-15.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Styria
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Savinja
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Kozje
Settlement.area_total_km2
5.98
Settlement.population_as_of
2019
Settlement.population_total
634
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Population
625
Elevation
285
Image
Kozje DP 2016-05-15.jpg
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Commons category
Kozje
female population
310
male population
315
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Kozje (, ) is a small town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Kozje. The settlement of Kozje lies in the centre of the municipality, from Celje, from Ljubljana, and from Rogaška Slatina. It is the main settlement of the Kozje region (). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. It is one of the oldest settlements in the area, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1016. It was granted market rights before 1384.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built on the site of an earlier building in the 15th century and has major 17th-century alterations. A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Hemma (). It was built in around 1466 with 16th-century modifications and the nave extended in 1861.

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