Zalog, Kranj

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Zalog

Zalog

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°19′31.5″N 14°21′11.69″E﻿ / ﻿46.325417°N 14.3532472°E﻿ / 46.325417; 14.3532472
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Upper Carniola
Statistical region| Upper Carniola
Municipality| Kranj
Area

• Total| 5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation

| 525 m (1,722 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total| 77
[1]

Zalog (pronounced [ˈzaːlɔk]; German: Saloch[2]) is a small settlement in the hills north of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] It includes the hamlet of Svarje.[4]

## Name[edit]

Zalog is a relatively common place name in Slovenia. It is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, derived from za 'behind' + log '(wet) partially wooded meadow near water' or 'woods (near a settlement)'. The name therefore originally refers to the settlement's location in relation to a local geographical feature.[5] Nearby Mount Zalog (Zaloška gora, 1,715 metres or 5,627 feet), also known as Fat Peak (Tolsti vrh), is named after Zalog.[6]

## History[edit]

In the past, Zalog was an important center of hog farming. Pigs from Zalog were sold as far away as Carinthia. In the 20th century many vacation houses were built in the area by residents of Kranj, Ljubljana, and Zagreb.[4]

## Church[edit]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Lambert. It is a late Gothic structure that was first mentioned in written sources in 1493 and was once a pilgrimage destination.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 55.
3. ^ Kranj municipal site
4. ^ a b c Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 172.
5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 475.
6. ^ Urbanc, Mimi; Likar, Ivan (2000). "Zaloška gora in/ali Tolsti vrh?" (PDF). Planinski vestnik. 100 (10): 426–428. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Zalog at Wikimedia Commons
* Zalog on Geopedia

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City Municipality of Kranj

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Kranj

| Current|

* Babni Vrt
* Bobovek
* Breg ob Savi
* Britof
* Čadovlje
* Čepulje
* Golnik
* Goriče
* Hrastje
* Ilovka
* Jama
* Jamnik
* Javornik
* Kokrica
* Lavtarski Vrh
* Letenice
* Mavčiče
* Meja
* Mlaka pri Kranju
* Nemilje
* Njivica
* Orehovlje
* Pangršica
* Planica
* Podblica
* Podreča
* Povlje
* Praše
* Predoslje
* Pševo
* Rakovica
* Spodnja Besnica
* Spodnje Bitnje
* Srakovlje
* Srednja Vas–Goriče
* Srednje Bitnje
* Suha pri Predosljah
* Šutna
* Sveti Jošt nad Kranjem
* Tatinec
* Tenetiše
* Trstenik
* Žablje
* Žabnica
* Zabukovje
* Zalog
* Zgornja Besnica
* Zgornje Bitnje

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Former|

* Čirčiče
* Drulovka
* Gorenja Sava
* Gorenje
* Huje
* Kalvarija
* Klanec
* Kamnjek
* Labore
* Orehek
* Primskovo
* Rupa
* Šmarjetna Gora
* Spodnje Tenetiše
* Stražišče
* Struževo
* Zgornje Tenetiše
* Zlato Polje

Location of the Municipality of Kranj in SloveniaView of Kranj, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kranj

Landmarks|

* Kieselstein Castle
* Kokra River Canyon
* Lake Trboje
* Plečnik Steps
* Schrottenturn Manor
* St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church
* St. Judoc's Church
* St. Margaret's Hill
* Šum Falls
* Udin Woods

Notable people|

* Janez Bleiweis
* Davorin Dolar
* Lojze Dolinar
* Primož Grašič
* Boštjan Hladnik
* Simon Jenko
* Leopold Layer
* Peter Lipar
* Janez Mencinger
* Franc Novak
* Jože Plečnik
* Marko Pogačnik
* Ivan Pregelj
* Marij Pregelj
* France Prešeren
* Johann Pucher
* Edvard Ravnikar
* Andrej Šifrer
* Hinko Smrekar
* Marjan Šorli
* Andrej Štremfelj
* Tone Volčič

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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