Zagorje, Pivka

Zagorje (pronounced [zaˈɡoːɾjɛ]; German: Sagorje[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Zagorje
Zagorje is located in Slovenia
Zagorje
Zagorje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°38′28.08″N 14°13′22.28″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityPivka
Area
  Total7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation
576.6 m (1,891.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total358
[1]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Koper Diocese. The chapel at the cemetery, north of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Paul.[4]


Zagorje in 1911

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 134.
  3. Pivka municipal site
  4. Koper Diocese list of churches


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