Žiganja Vas (; , ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 66.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Tržič The Municipality of Tržič (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in northwestern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Tržič. Tržič became a municipality in 1994. It borders Austria. Settlements ...

in the

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region of

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Church

The local church is dedicated to St. Ulrich. It was first mentioned in documents in 1327, and was extensively rebuilt in 1693 as indicated by the date above the

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. Fragments of

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s from the early 15th century survive in the church.Κriže parish web site
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References

External links

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Žiganja Vas on Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Tržič {{Tržič-geo-stub