Zalog, Kranj
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Zalog (; german: Saloch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 55.) is a small settlement in the hills north of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlet of Svarje.


Name

''Zalog'' is a relatively common place name in Slovenia. It is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, derived from ''za'' 'behind' + ''log'' '(wet) partially wooded meadow near water' or 'woods (near a settlement)'. The name therefore originally refers to the settlement's location in relation to a local geographical feature. Nearby Mount Zalog (, ), also known as Fat Peak (''Tolsti vrh''), is named after Zalog.


History

In the past, Zalog was an important center of hog farming. Pigs from Zalog were sold as far away as Duchy of Carinthia, Carinthia. In the 20th century many vacation houses were built in the area by residents of Kranj, Ljubljana, and Zagreb.


Church

The local church is dedicated to Lambert of Maastricht, Saint Lambert. It is a late Gothic structure that was first mentioned in written sources in 1493 and was once a pilgrimage destination.


References


External links

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Zalog on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj {{Kranj-geo-stub