Žirovnica
Žirovnica is a small settlement in the valley of Žirovnica Creek, a tributary of the Poljane Sora River, south of Žiri in Slovenia. Although it is easily accessible by road only from the Žiri side, which is in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia, it actually lies in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 26 residents
- Description: place in Littoral, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Zirovnica” and “Žirovnica, Idrija”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sovra and Ravne pri Žireh.
Sovra
Dwelling
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Sovra is a small settlement in the Municipality of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies in the valley of Žirovnica Creek, a tributary of the Poljane Sora, south of the town of Žiri.
Ravne pri Žireh
Dwelling
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Ravne pri Žireh is a small settlement in the hills south of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Podklanec
Dwelling
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Podklanec is a small settlement south of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies at the end of a valley where Black Creek and Sovra Creek meet to become the Poljane Sora River. Podklanec is situated 2½ km east of Žirovnica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spodnji Vrsnik and Gorenji Vrsnik.
Spodnji Vrsnik
Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spodnji Vrsnik is a small settlement next to Gorenji Vrsnik in the hills east of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Gorenji Vrsnik
Village
Gorenji Vrsnik is a village in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies off the road from Idrija to Žiri.
Govejk
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Govejk is a small village in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies on the road from Idrija to Žiri.
Žirovnica
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Idrija, Julian Alps, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.01262° or 46° 0′ 45″ northLongitude
14.08982° or 14° 5′ 23″ eastPopulation
26Elevation
642 metres (2,106 feet)Open location code
8FRP237Q+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2305955085OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3186443Wikidata ID
Q5240028
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Žirovnica” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Žirovnica”
- Chechen: “Жировниця”
- Croatian: “Žirovnica”
- Dutch: “Žirovnica”
- French: “Žirovnica”
- Irish: “Žirovnica”
- Italian: “Serovenza”
- Italian: “Žirovnica”
- Macedonian: “Жировница (Идрија)”
- Macedonian: “Жировница”
- Polish: “Žirovnica (gmina Idrija)”
- Polish: “Žirovnica”
- Romanian: “Žirovnica, Idrija”
- Romanian: “Žirovnica”
- Serbian: “Жировница (Идрија)”
- Serbian: “Жировница”
- Slovenian: “Žirovnica, Idrija”
- Slovenian: “Žirovnica”
- Tatar: “Жировниця”
- Ukrainian: “Жировница”
- Ukrainian: “Жировниця”
- Ukrainian: “Жіровніца”
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