The Municipality of Žiri ( or ; ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in northwestern
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Žiri
Žiri (; formerly also ''Žir'', locally ''Žier'',Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 490–491. ) is a town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of ...
. The area is part of the traditional
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. The entire municipality is now included in the
Upper Carniola Statistical Region
The Upper Carniola Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in northwest Slovenia. It is a region with high mountains, including Mount Triglav, and is almost entirely Alpine. A large part of this statistical r ...
.
History
In 2022, torrential rains caused locally extreme flooding in the Municipality of Žiri.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Žiri, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Brekovice
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Breznica pri Žireh
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Goropeke
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Izgorje
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Jarčja Dolina
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Koprivnik
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Ledinica
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Mrzli Vrh
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Opale
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Osojnica
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Podklanec
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Račeva
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Ravne pri Žireh
Ravne pri Žireh () is a small settlement in the hills south of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, ...
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Selo
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Sovra
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Zabrežnik
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Žirovski Vrh
References
External links
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Municipality of Žiri on GeopediaMunicipality of Žiri website
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Ziria
1994 establishments in Slovenia