Žaga

Žaga is a dispersed settlement that extends from the valley leading up to the Črnivec Pass up to the Big Pasture Plateau in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

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Type: Hamlet with 69 residents
Description: place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
Also known as: “Zaga” and “Žaga, Kamnik”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Volovljek and Črnivec Pass.

Volovljek

Mountain saddle

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Volovljek is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3 km northeast of Žaga.

Črnivec Pass

Mountain saddle

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The Črnivec Pass, usually just Črnivec, is a mountain pass in the Kamnik Alps that connects the traditional regions of Upper Carniola and Styria in Slovenia. Črnivec Pass is situated 3 km east of Žaga.

Domžalski dom na Mali planini

Mountain hut

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Domžalski dom na Mali planini is a mountain hut, which is situated 3 km north of Žaga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gozd and Podstudenec.

Gozd

Village

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Gozd is a small village in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Brška Vas, Gornja Vas, and Laze, as well as several isolated farms: Zabrezje or Brezovje, Brezovnik, Repovničar, Kajžar, Strahon, Hrastnik, Breg, and Zabrinje.

Podstudenec

Village

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Podstudenec is a small settlement on Black Creek, a tributary of the Kamnik Bistrica River, in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.