Municipality of Žiri

{{Short description|Municipality of Slovenia}}

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| native_name = Občina Žiri

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| settlement_type = Municipality

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| subdivision_type1 = Traditional region

| subdivision_name1 = Upper Carniola

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| subdivision_name2 = Upper Carniola

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Janez Žakelj

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| area_total_km2 = 49

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| population_as_of = 2011

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The Municipality of Žiri ({{IPA|sl|ʒiˈɾiː|pron|Sl-Ziri.oga}} or {{IPA|sl|ˈʒiːɾi|}}; {{langx|sl|Občina Žiri}}) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Žiri. The area is part of the traditional Upper Carniola region. The entire municipality is now included in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.[http://www.ziri.si Municipality of Žiri website]

History

In 2022, torrential rains caused locally extreme flooding in the Municipality of Žiri.{{cite web |date=2022-09-16 |author=A. Č., K. S., M. B., STA |title=Gasilci na terenu, več vodotokov prestopa bregove |url=https://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/gradascica-in-poljanska-sora-sta-ze-zaceli-poplavljati |website=Delo |eissn=1854-6544 |archive-date=2025-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324211652/https://www.teklic.hr/aktualno/aktualno-hrvatska/grmljavinsko-nevrijeme-u-vise-zupanija/257719 |language=sl}}

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Žiri, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

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