Zalog pri Cerkljah

Zalog pri Cerkljah (pronounced [ˈzaːlɔk pɾi tsɛɾˈkljax]; German: Salog[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Zgornji Zalog (German: Obersalog[2]), Srednji Zalog (German: Mittersalog[2]), Spodnji Zalog (German: Untersalog[2]), Zgornja Trata, and Spodnja Trata.[3]

Zalog pri Cerkljah
Zalog pri Cerkljah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′49.14″N 14°31′5.65″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityCerklje na Gorenjskem
Elevation
357.8 m (1,173.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total386
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Zalog to Zalog pri Cerkljah in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Salog.[2]

Church
Saint Matthew's Church

The church in the hamlet of Zgornji Zalog is dedicated to Saint Matthew. The bell in the belfry is dated to 1434 and is the oldest known bell in the Archdiocese of Ljubljana.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 32–33.
  3. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 172.
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Cerklje municipal site
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