Zalog
Zalog Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′53″N 14°11′39″E / 45.76472°N 14.19417°E / 45.76472; 14.19417
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Postojna
Elevation [1]	531 m (1,742 ft)

Zalog (pronounced [ˈzaːlɔk]; German: Salog,^[2] Italian: Saloga di Postumia) is a formerly independent settlement in the town of Postojna in southwestern Slovenia.^[1] It is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region.^[3]

Geography

Zalog is a non-homogenous settlement west of the center of Postojna. The core of the former village has a rural character. It includes the hamlets of Kazarje (or Kozarje, Italian: Casarie) and Pasje Hiše (literally, 'dog houses'), which refers to dog kennels maintained by the Italian police before the Second World War. The village has extensive pastures and partially swampy meadows.^[1][4]

Name

The name Zalog is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection: za + log, literally 'behind a partially forested (marshy) meadow near water' or 'behind woods near a settlement'.^[5]

History

Zalog was annexed by Postojna in 1994, ending its existence as an independent settlement.^[4][6]

Church

The church in Zalog is dedicated to the Prophet Daniel. It stands south of the village, near the freeway from Ljubljana to Razdrto. It is a late Gothic structure with a rib-vaulted chancel with three exterior walls and a rectangular nave, and it has a bell tower and a large portico facing the west. It was renovated in 1625. The church is roofed with rounded tiles.^[7]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zalog include:

• Jože Piber [sl] (1901–1921), poet^[1][8]

References

External links

• Zalog on Geopedia

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