Žimarice

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°46′38.03″N 14°35′57.45″E / 45.7772306°N 14.5992917°E / 45.7772306; 14.5992917Country SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionSoutheast SloveniaMunicipalitySodražicaArea
 • Total5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)Elevation
560.8 m (1,839.9 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total249[1]

Žimarice (pronounced [ˈʒiːmaɾitsɛ]; in older sources also Žigmarice,[2] German: Schigmaritz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. It is made up of a number of smaller settlement clusters in the valley northwest of Sodražica. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
  3. ^ Sodražica municipal site
  • Media related to Žimarice at Wikimedia Commons
  • Žimarice on Geopedia
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Settlements
Administrative seat: Sodražica
Current
Former
The location of the Municipality of Sodražica
Landmarks
  • Grass Mountain
  • Kadice Gorge
  • Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church in Nova Štifta
  • Mary the Star Church in Nova Štifta
  • Sodražica Parish Church


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