Zalog pri Cerkljah (pronounced [ˈzaːlɔk pɾi tsɛɾˈkljax]; German: Salog[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Zgornji Zalog (German: Obersalog[2]), Srednji Zalog (German: Mittersalog[2]), Spodnji Zalog (German: Untersalog[2]), Zgornja Trata, and Spodnja Trata.[3]
Zalog pri Cerkljah | |
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  Zalog pri Cerkljah Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′49.14″N 14°31′5.65″E / 46.2303167°N 14.5182361°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Cerklje na Gorenjskem |
| Elevation | 357.8 m (1,173.9 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 547 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Zalog to Zalog pri Cerkljah in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Salog.[2]
Church
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The church in the hamlet of Zgornji Zalog is dedicated to Saint Matthew. The bell in the belfry is dated to 1434 and is the oldest known bell in the Archdiocese of Ljubljana.[5]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 32–33.
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 172.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Cerklje municipal site
External links
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Media related to Zalog pri Cerkljah at Wikimedia Commons- Zalog pri Cerkljah on Geopedia
