Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana
Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana
Žirovski Vrh nad Zalo (1955–1994) | |
|---|---|
| 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 (2002) | |
| • Total | 123 |
| [1] | |
Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana (pronounced [ʒiˈɾoːu̯ski ˈʋəɾh ˈsʋeːtɛga uɾˈbaːna]) is a dispersed settlement above Todraž in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
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]
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 is now being sanctioned[clarification needed] by the company in charge of the closure of the mine, Rudnik Žirovski Vrh, based in Todraž.[6]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
- ^ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- ^ Žirovski Vrh Mine, public company for the closure of the mine, site Template:Sl icon Archived September 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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