Opale () is a small settlement in the hills southeast of
Žiri
Žiri ( or ; formerly also ''Žir'', locally ''Žier'',Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 490–491. german: Sairach) is a town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the admi ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
Geography
Opale is made up of the hamlet of
Martinj Vrh at the crossroads in the center of the village's territory plus the hamlets of Log to the north, and Opale and Laznar to the west, as well as individual farms.
Name
Opale was attested in historical sources as ''Goreniissgori'' (i.e., ''Gorenje Izgorje'' 'upper
Izgorje
Izgorje () is a small dispersed settlement in the hills south of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. ...
') in 1500.
References
External links
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Opale on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Žiri
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