Zali Log

Zali Log
Zali Log
	Zali Log Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°12′23.66″N 14°6′4.17″E / 46.2065722°N 14.1011583°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional Region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Železniki
Elevation	526.8 m (1,728.3 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	247

Zali Log (pronounced [ˈzaːli ˈloːk]; German: Salilog^[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Zali Log was attested in historical sources as Stubem in 1485–1490, Stuben in 1500, and Salemlogu in 1500.^[3]^[4] The name is derived from *Zъ̀lъjь lǫ̂gъ in the sense of 'bad (marshy) meadow' (cf. Hudi Log for a toponym with a similar semantic motivation).^[4]

Churches

Assumption Church

Our Lady of Loreto Church

The parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It is an originally Gothic church, redesigned in the Baroque style in the 1740s. It contains a ceiling fresco by Janez Gosar and an altar painting by Janez Wolf.^[5] A second church stands on Suša Hill east of the settlement. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto and was built from 1875 to 1876 where a wayside shrine formerly stood.^[6] It was built in the Renaissance Revival style and was designed by Franc Faleschini.^[7]

Gallery

Zali Log

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 62.
^ "Orle". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 475.
^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 385.
^ Zgodovina cerkve posvečene Loretski materi božji v Suši. Information sign posted at the church.
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2701.

External links

Media related to Zali Log at Wikimedia Commons
Zali Log on Geopedia
Zali Log web site

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 62.

[3] "Orle". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[Snoj-4] Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 475.

[5] Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 385.

[6] Zgodovina cerkve posvečene Loretski materi božji v Suši. Information sign posted at the church.

[7] Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2701.

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