Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona

Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona Žirovski Vrh nad Gorenjo vasjo (1955–1994)
The hamlet of Kolišar in Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona
Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′5.28″N 14°7′54.16″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
• Total	2.72 km^2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation	693.3 m (2,274.6 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	58
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
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Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona (pronounced [ʒiˈɾoːu̯ski ˈʋəɾx ˈsʋeːtɛɡa anˈtoːna]) is a dispersed settlement above Gorenja Vas in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona (literally, 'Žiri Peak of Saint Anthony') to Žirovski Vrh nad Gorenjo vasjo (literally, 'Žiri Peak above Gorenja Vas') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3][4] The name Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona was restored in 1994.[5]

History

Rupnik Line pillboxes in Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona

The Rupnik Line, a line of fortifications and weapons installations, was built in the area in the 1930s. Several pillboxes from the line are preserved in the village's territory.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
5. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.

External links

• Media related to Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona at Wikimedia Commons
• Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona on Geopedia