Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana () is a

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above

Todraž Todraž () is a small settlement southeast of Gorenja Vas, Gorenja Vas–Poljane, Gorenja Vas in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name Todraž was first attested in written sources as ''W ...

in the

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in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...

region of

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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. The name ''Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana'' was restored in 1994.

History

The

Rupnik Line The Rupnik Line (), was a line of World War II–era fortifications and weapons installations that Yugoslavia constructed along its terrestrial western and northern border. The construction of the line, named after General Leon Rupnik, was a saf ...

, 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

In the northeastern part of the settlement, there is a site where the

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from the nearby

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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.Žirovski Vrh Mine, public company for the closure of the mine, site

References

External links

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Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Gorenja vas-Poljane {{GorenjavasPoljane-geo-stub