Žirovski Vrh (,
) is a
dispersed settlement
A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a num ...
in the hills east of
Žiri
Žiri (; formerly also ''Žir'', locally ''Žier'',Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 490–491. ) is a town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. It is made up of isolated farmsteads and small hamlets on the southeastern slopes of a range called Žiri Peak ().
Žiri municipal site
/ref> The dispersed nature of the settlement on the hill continues into the neighbouring Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
The Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Gorenja Vas.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Gorenja Vas, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
* BaÄ ...
with the settlements of Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona and Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana on its northern slopes.
References
External links
*
Žirovski Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Žiri
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