Zabočevo (pronounced [zabɔˈtʃeːʋɔ]; occasionally Sabočevo[2] or Sobočevo,[3][4] German: Sobotschewo[3]) is a village southeast of Borovnica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

It is derived from *sǫbočь (< so- + *bokъ), a compound meaning 'on the side'.

[3] The local church in the settlement is a chapel of ease dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Borovnica.

[7] The church is built in a Gothic style and features a fragment of a fresco depicting Saint Christopher.

The church stands west of the village on a rise south of the road.