Opale

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Opale
Opale is located in Slovenia
Opale
Opale
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°1′10.15″N 14°7′59.23″E / 46.0194861°N 14.1331194°E / 46.0194861; 14.1331194Coordinates: 46°1′10.15″N 14°7′59.23″E / 46.0194861°N 14.1331194°E / 46.0194861; 14.1331194
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŽiri
Area
 • Total2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation
762.1 m (2,500.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total26
[1]

Opale (pronounced [ˈoːpalɛ]) is a small settlement in the hills southeast of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Geography[]

Opale is made up of the central hamlet of Martinj Vrh at the crossroads in the center of the village's territory plus three dispersed hamlets: Log to the north, and Opale and Laznar to the west.

Name[]

Opale was attested in historical sources as Goreniissgori (i.e., Gorenje Izgorje 'upper Izgorje') in 1500.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Žiri municipal site
  3. ^ Planina, France (1962). Poljanska in Selška dolina. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 82.
  4. ^ Kosi, Miha; Bizjak, Matjaž; Seručnik, Miha; Šilc, Jurij (2016). Historična topografija Kranjske (do 1500). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 693.

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