Žirovnica
Žirovnica is a settlement in northwestern Slovenia, in the Municipality of Žirovnica. It is located in the historic Upper Carniola region, on the southern slope of the Karawanks mountain range, close to the border with Austria.- Type: Village with 550 residents
- Description: village in Žirovnica municipality, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Zirovnica” and “Žirovnica, Žirovnica”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ajdna and Vintgar Gorge.
Vintgar Gorge
Vintgar Gorge or Bled Gorge is a 1.6-kilometer gorge… Vintgar Gorge is situated 3½ km west of Žirovnica.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moste and Selo pri Žirovnici.
Selo pri Žirovnici
Village
Žirovnica
- Categories: human settlement, cultural heritage site in Slovenia, and locality
- Location: Municipality of Žirovnica, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.40461° or 46° 24′ 17″ north
Longitude
14.13532° or 14° 8′ 7″ east
Population
550
Elevation
605 metres (1,985 feet)
UN/LOCODE
SI ZIR
Open location code
8FRPC43P+R4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Žirovnica” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Жыроўніца”
- Bosnian: “Žirovnica”
- Cebuano: “Žirovnica (kapital sa munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Žirovnica”
- Chechen: “Жировниця”
- Croatian: “Žirovnica”
- Dutch: “Žirovnica”
- Esperanto: “Žirovnica”
- French: “Žirovnica”
- German: “Scheraunitz”
- German: “Žirovnica”
- Irish: “Žirovnica”
- Italian: “Žirovnica”
- Japanese: “ジロヴニツァ”
- Macedonian: “Жировница”
- Polish: “Žirovnica”
- Romanian: “Žirovnica, Žirovnica”
- Romanian: “Žirovnica”
- Serbian: “Žirovnica”
- Serbian: “Жировница”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Žirovnica”
- Slovenian: “Žirovnica”
- Tatar: “Жировниця”
- Ukrainian: “Жировниця”
- Ukrainian: “Жировніца”
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