Žiri
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Žiri ({{IPA|sl|ʒiˈɾíː|pron|Sl-Ziri.oga}}; formerly also Žir,{{cite news |title=Uebersicht der in Folge a. h. Entschließung vom 26. Juli 1849 genehmigten provisorischen Gerichtseintheilung des Kronlandes Krain |work=Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung |issue=141 |date=November 24, 1849 |page=5}} locally Žier,Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 490–491. {{langx|de|Sairach}}) is a town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality of Žiri, created in 1994. Prior to this the town belonged administratively to the area of Škofja Loka.{{cite web|url=http://www.ziri.si/slo/main.asp |title=Žiri municipal site |publisher=Ziri.si |date=2013-01-22 |accessdate=2013-01-26}}
Location
The town of Žiri lies in the extreme southwest part of the Upper Carniola region on the borders with the Inner Carniola and the Littoral regions in the Žiri Basin ({{langx|sl|Žirovska kotlina}}) at the end of the Poljane Valley ({{lang|sl|Poljanska dolina}}). A number of tributaries join there to become the Poljane Sora ({{lang|sl|Poljanska Sora}}).
Name
The name of the settlement was first attested in 1291 as Syroch (and as Seyroch in 1307 and Syroch in 1318). It is probably derived from a plural form of the hypocorism *Žirъ, and the name would therefore mean 'Žir and his people'. An alternative, less likely theory, connects the name to the Slovene common noun žir 'beech nuts'.
An Austrian post office was established in Žiri in 1871 under the name Sairach, district of Loitsch (Logatec). The Slovene name was added to the postal name at the end of the 19th century.Klein, Wilhelm. 1967. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890. {{in lang|de}}{{historical populations|25=1948|26=598|27=1953|28=651|29=1961|30=667|31=1971|32=627|33=1981|34=577|35=1991|36=3442|37=2002|38=3593|39=2011|40=3588|41=2021|42=3654|footnote=Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.}}{{clear left}}
Church
The parish church in the town of Žiri is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Archdiocese of Ljubljana.{{cite web|url=http://www.zupnija-ziri.si/ |title=Žiri parish site |publisher=Zupnija-ziri.si |date= |accessdate=2013-01-26}}
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Žiri include:
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Žiri}}
- [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:2984_x1570162.7688486595_y5788178.254289891_s14_b2345 Žiri on Geopedia]
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