Zagorje (pronounced [zaˈɡoːɾjɛ]; German: Sagorje[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Zagorje | |
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Coordinates: 45°38′28.08″N 14°13′22.28″E / 45.6411333°N 14.2228556°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
Municipality | Pivka |
Area | |
• Total | 7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 576.6 m (1,891.7 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 358 |
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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Koper Diocese. The chapel at the cemetery, north of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Paul.[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Postcard_of_Zagorje_1911.jpg/250px-Postcard_of_Zagorje_1911.jpg)
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 134.
- ^ Pivka municipal site
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches
External links
edit- Media related to Zagorje at Wikimedia Commons
- Zagorje on Geopedia