Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana (pronounced [ʒiˈɾoːu̯ski ˈʋəɾx ˈsʋeːtɛɡa uɾˈbaːna]) is a dispersed settlement above Todraž in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana Žirovski Vrh nad Zalo (1955–1994)
The hamlet of Javorč in Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana
Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′9.95″N 14°8′45.29″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
• Total	5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	875.5 m (2,872.4 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	137
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana (literally, 'Žiri Peak of Saint Urban') to Žirovski Vrh nad Zalo (literally, 'Žiri Peak above Zala') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3][4] The name Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana was restored in 1994.[5]

History

The Rupnik Line, a line of fortifications and weapons installations, was built in the area in the 1930s. Several pillboxes from the line are preserved in the village's territory.

Industry

It is the site where the tailings from the nearby uranium mine were deposited in the past. The mine was permanently closed in the 1990s and the site has been cleaned up by the company in charge of closing the mine, Rudnik Žirovski Vrh, based in Todraž.[6]

References

External links

• Media related to Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana at Wikimedia Commons
• Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana on Geopedia

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