The Municipality of Žiri ( or ; sl, Občina Žiri) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in northwestern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Žiri
Žiri ( or ; formerly also ''Žir'', locally ''Žier'',Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 490–491. german: Sairach) is a town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the admi ...
. The area is part of the traditional
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
region. The entire municipality is now included in the
Upper Carniola Statistical Region
The Upper Carniola Statistical Region ( sl, Gorenjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in northwest Slovenia. It is a region with high mountains, including Mount Triglav, and is almost entirely Alpine. A large part of this statistical ...
.
Municipality of Žiri website
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Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Žiri, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
* Brekovice
* Breznica pri Žireh
* Goropeke
* Izgorje
* Jarčja Dolina
* Koprivnik
* Ledinica
* Mrzli Vrh
* Opale
* Osojnica
* Podklanec
* Račeva
* Ravne pri Žireh
* Selo
* Sovra
* Zabrežnik
* Žirovski Vrh
References
External links
*
Municipality of Žiri website
Municipality of Žiri on Geopedia
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Ziria
1994 establishments in Slovenia