Žirovnica (; german: Scheraunitz
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 124, 126.]) is a small settlement in the valley of Žirovnica Creek, a tributary of the
Poljane Sora River, south of
Žiri in
Slovenia
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. Although it is easily accessible by road only from the Žiri side, which is in the
Upper Carniola region of Slovenia, it actually lies in the
Municipality of IdrijaIdrija municipal site
/ref> in the traditional Inner Carniola region.
References
External links
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Žirovnica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Idrija
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