Central Europe
Slovenia
Municipality of Sežana

Žirje

Žirje is a small village northeast of in the in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 90 residents
  • Description: village in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Žirje, Sežana”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Povir railway stop and St. Andrew’s Church.

Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cave
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
or at Lokev is the oldest show cave in Europe. The first tourists to the cave were recorded in 1633. It is located next to the village of in the municipality of on the Karst Plateau in southwestern . is situated 4 km south of Žirje.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Povir and Plešivica.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the in the Littoral region of . It includes the hamlets of Britof, Dulanja Vas, and Guranja Vas.

Hamlet
is a small west of in the in the Littoral region of .

Hamlet
Photo: franzpegan, CC BY 3.0.
is a in the in the Littoral region of . The local church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Parish of .

Žirje

Latitude
45.70858° or 45° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
13.91989° or 13° 55′ 12″ east
Population
90
Elevation
388 metres (1,273 feet)
Open location code
8FQMPW59+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1783464959
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3216583
Wiki­data ID
Q554092
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Žirje” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Žirje”
  • Chechen: “Жире”
  • Croatian: “Žirje”
  • Dutch: “Zirje”
  • Dutch: “Žirje”
  • French: “Žirje”
  • Irish: “Žirje”
  • Italian: “Sirie”
  • Italian: “Žirje”
  • Macedonian: “Жирје”
  • Polish: “Žirje (Słowenia)”
  • Polish: “Žirje”
  • Romanian: “Žirje, Slovenia”
  • Romanian: “Žirje”
  • Serbian: “Жирје (Сежана)”
  • Serbian: “Жирје”
  • Slovenian: “Žirje”
  • Tatar: “Жире”
  • Ukrainian: “Жирє”

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