Paka (river)

Rečica ob Paki (pronounced [ɾɛˈtʃiːtsa ɔp ˈpaːki]) is a village in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on both banks of the Paka River at its confluence with the Savinja south of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Podgora (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɔːɾa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Paka River at its confluence with the Savinja at the foot of Mount Oljka south of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Male Braslovče (pronounced [ˈmaːlɛ ˈbɾaːslɔu̯tʃɛ]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Savinja River north of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The Municipality of Braslovče is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Letuš (pronounced [lɛˈtuːʃ]) is a village in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies on both banks of the Savinja River north of Braslovče. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Zgornje Gorče (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnjɛ ˈɡoːɾtʃɛ]) is a settlement in the Lower Savinja Valley in the Municipality of Braslovče in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Mali Vrh (pronounced [ˈmaːli ˈʋəɾx]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Šmartno ob Paki (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtnɔ ɔp ˈpaːki]) is a settlement in the lower Paka Valley in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The parish church from which the settlement gets its name (Šmartno < *Šmartən < *šent Martin 'Saint Martin') is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dated to 1256. The current building dates to the 18th century but some 15th-century frescos are preserved in the belfry.

The Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtnɔ ɔp ˈpaːki]; Slovene: Občina Šmartno ob Paki) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šmartno ob Paki. Šmartno ob Paki became a municipality in 1994.

Podvin pri Polzeli (pronounced [pɔˈdʋiːm pɾi ˈpoːu̯zɛli]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Polzela in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Podvrh (pronounced [pɔˈdʋəɾx]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies at the foothills of the Dobrovlje Hills and includes a number of small hamlets, including Zgornji Podvrh, Srednji Podvrh, Spodnji Podvrh, Šmartno, Vrtoglav, Plavc, and Žovnek. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Žovnek is best known for Žovnek Castle, a now ruined castle dating to the 12th to 17th centuries, which was the original home of the Counts of Celje. Lake Žovnek, a reservoir created in 1978 to regulate flooding, is also a major feature of the landscape of Podvrh.

Braslovče (pronounced [ˈbɾaːslɔu̯tʃɛ], German: Frasslau) is a settlement in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Braslovče. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Braslovče was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1140 AD. In the second half of the 14th century Braslovče was granted market rights by the Counts of Cilli. The parish church, built on a slight hill north of the settlement, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents from 1120. Most of the current building dates to the 18th and 19th centuries.

Preserje (pronounced [ˈpɾeːsɛɾjɛ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies on the Savinja River just east of Braslovče. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.