Zagorica nad Kamnikom (pronounced [zaɡɔˈɾiːtsa nat ˈkaːmnikɔm]; German: Sagoritz)[2] is a settlement on the right bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Zagorica nad Kamnikom | |
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  Zagorica nad Kamnikom Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′38.15″N 14°36′4.97″E / 46.2605972°N 14.6013806°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 434.7 m (1,426.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 155 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Zagorica to Zagorica nad Kamnikom in 1953.[3] In the past the German name was Sagoritz.[2]
Church
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The Stranje parish church, dedicated to Saint Benedict, is built on a small hill at the southern end of the settlement. The chapel of Our Lady of the Snows on the Big Pasture Plateau (Slovene: Velika planina) also belongs to this parish.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Družina, Slovenia's RKC publication website
External links
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Media related to Zagorica nad Kamnikom at Wikimedia Commons- Zagorica nad Kamnikom on Geopedia
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