Zgornja Sorica
Zgornja Sorica is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. In January 2026, the population was 157. Zgornja Sorica together with neighbouring Spodnja Sorica, like Nemški Rovt in Bohinj and Rut, is part of a former German language island in a remote valley of the Julian Alps.- Village with about 160 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 860 metres (2,820 feet)
- Description: village in Slovenia
- Also known as“Sorica”“Zraz”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soriška Planina Ski Resort and Slatnik.
Soriška Planina Ski Resort
Soriška Planina Ski Resort is a family Slovenian ski resort located in municipality of Železniki.
Alpine Wall
Bunker
The Alpine Wall was an Italian system… Alpine Wall is situated 3 km northwest of Zgornja Sorica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spodnja Sorica and Spodnje Danje.
Petrovo Brdo
Village
Petrovo Brdo is a village in the Municipality of Tolmin in Slovenia.
Zgornja Sorica
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Latitude
46.22179° or 46° 13′ 18″ north
Longitude
14.02838° or 14° 1′ 42″ east
Open location code
8FRP62CH+P9
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Zgornja Sorica” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Cebuano: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Chechen: “Згорня Сориця”
- Croatian: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Czech: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Dutch: “Zgornja Sorica”
- French: “Zgornja Sorica”
- German: “Oberzarz”
- German: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Irish: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Macedonian: “Згорња Сорица”
- Polish: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Romanian: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Serbian: “Згорња Сорица”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Slovenian: “Zgornja Sorica”
- Tatar: “Згорня Сориця”
- Ukrainian: “Згорня Сориця”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Na robu and Zgornje Danje.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prostovoljno gasilsko društvo Sorica and Groharjeva hiša v Sorici.
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