Zagorica pri Dolskem ( or or ) is a
dispersed settlement
A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a numb ...
in the hills northeast of
Dolsko in the
Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani
The Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani (; sl, Občina Dol pri Ljubljani) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Dol pri Ljubljani. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now ...
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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.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Zagorica'' to ''Zagorica pri Dolskem'' in 1955.
History
During the Second World War,
Partisan forces took up positions in Zagorica and neighboring
Križevska Vas. The Partisans retreated from the villages toward
Vače when a German column approached on 18 August 1944, and evidence was collected from the school and rectory that the Partisans had been there for an extended time. Eight men from Zagorica and Križevska Vas were arrested for collaboration with the Partisans and imprisoned in
Kamnik
Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...
. On 24 August 1944,
Russian Liberation Army troops forced the villagers from their homes and then searched and looted the houses. The people were then ordered to collect their belongings. The Russian Liberation Army forces escorted the villagers to
Dolsko and then burned Zagorica and Križevska Vas. The villagers were not permitted to return home until the end of the war.
Maček, Janko. 2011. "Valovi nasilja v vaseh nad Sv. Heleno." ''Zaveza'' 16 (22 June).
Among the structures destroyed in the fire was the original wooden house where Jurij Vega (1754–1802) was born. It was replaced by a brick structure, and a 1904 plaque commemorating the 150th anniversary of Vega's birth was reinstalled on the house.[Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 369–370.]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Zagorica pri Dolskem include:
*Jurij Vega
Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also Veha; la, Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha; german: Georg Freiherr von Vega; born ''Vehovec'', March 23, 1754 – September 26, 1802) was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.
Early life
Bor ...
(1754–1802), mathematician
A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems.
Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
On ...
Gallery
File:Zagorica pri Dolskem Slovenia - Vehovec farm.JPG, The Vehovec Farm, birthplace of Jurij Vega
File:Zagorica pri Dolskem Slovenia - plaque.JPG, Plaque on the house where Jurij Vega was born
File:Zagorica pri Dolskem Slovenia - farm.JPG, Farm in Zagorica pri Dolskem
References
External links
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Zagorica pri Dolskem on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani
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