Studence, Žalec

Hell Cave (Slovene: Jama Pekel) is a karst cave in the settlement of Zalog pri Šempetru in Slovenia.

Ponikva pri Žalcu (pronounced [ˈpoːnikʋa pɾi ˈʒaːu̯tsu]) is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the Ložnica Hills (Slovene: Ložniško gričevje) northwest of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Grče (pronounced [ˈɡəɾtʃɛ]) is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies on the southwest part of the Ponikva Plateau (Slovene: Ponikovska planota). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Velika Pirešica (pronounced [ˈʋeːlika ˈpiːɾɛʃitsa]) is a settlement north of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire Municipality of Žalec is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Kale (pronounced [ˈkaːlɛ]) is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the Ložnica Hills (Slovene: Ložniško gričevje) north of Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.A small chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to the late 19th century.

Zalog pri Šempetru (pronounced [zaˈloːk pɾi ʃɛmˈpeːtɾu] or [zaˈloːk pɾi ʃəmˈpeːtɾu]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the left bank of the Ložnica River, a left tributary of the Savinja north of Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Podkraj (pronounced [pɔtˈkɾai̯]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the eastern part of the Ložnica Hills (Slovene: Ložniško gričevje) north of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Hramše (pronounced [ˈxɾaːmʃɛ]) is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the Hudinja Hills (Slovene: Hudinjsko gričevje) north of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Pernovo (pronounced [pɛɾˈnɔːʋɔ] or [pɛɾˈnoːʋɔ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the southwestern part of the Hudinja Hills (Slovene: Hudinjsko gričevje). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.The local church is dedicated to Saint Oswald (Slovene: sveti Ožbolt) and belongs to the Parish of Galicija. It is originally a medieval building with major 17th- and 19th-century rebuilding phases.

Gotovlje (pronounced [ɡɔˈtoːu̯ljɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The A1 motorway crosses the territory of the settlement north of the village core. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It is a Gothic building that was restyled in the Baroque in the mid-18th century. The belfry dates to 1907. A second church belonging to the same parish stands in the hills north of the settlement. It is dedicated to Saint Gertrude (Slovene: sveta Jedrt) and dates to the first half of the 16th century.

The Municipality of Žalec (pronounced [ˈʒaːləts] (listen); Slovene: Občina Žalec) is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Styria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Žalec. The municipality was established in its current form on 7 August 1998, when the former larger municipality of Žalec was divided into six smaller municipalities.

Železno (pronounced [ʒɛˈleːznɔ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Hudinja Hills (Slovene: Hudinjsko gričevje) north of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.