Čedem
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
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Čedem (pronounced [ˈtʃeːdəm], in older sources also Čedno[2]) is a small settlement in the eastern Gorjanci Mountains in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia.[3] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. During the Second World War it was one of five Slovene settlements annexed by the Independent State of Croatia.[4] It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
SloveniaČedem | |
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  Čedem Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′39.19″N 15°33′31.04″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Brežice |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 366.1 m (1,201 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
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The village is protected as a national heritage monument by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Single-storey rectangular wooden houses with a variety of outbuildings such as sties, hayracks, and granaries all date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exteriors of the houses are painted blue, ochre, or brown.[5]
