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Radeče In Your Pocket

Radeče In Your Pocket
Located at Posavje's western edge, where the Sava river flows out of the rugged valley of the Zasavska region and slows to a leisurely pace as it nears the vast Pannonian plain, more than any other town in Posavje the history, culture and relative influence of Radeče has been inextricably tied to the Sava river seemingly forever.

The area has been a place of human settlement for millennia, and was already an important trading point during Roman times. The settlement was still of strategic importance when it was granted market town rights in 1338, and benefited greatly from the tolls collected from trade on the Sava river all the up until World War II.

Today the town has a bit of a sleepy provincial feel to it  - due at least in part to the prevalence of the meandering river on whose banks it's situated - but has plenty of historical, cultural and natural sights to make for an eventful day trip from Ljubljana or a relaxing stop on the way to see the rest of Posavje.