Zagorica, Dobrepolje

Zagorica
Zagorica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′35.75″N 14°42′55.21″E / 45.8432639°N 14.7153361°E / 45.8432639; 14.7153361
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityDobrepolje
Area
 • Total
6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation
434.3 m (1,424.9 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
210
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
[1]

Zagorica (pronounced [zaɡɔˈɾiːtsa]; German: Sagoritza[2]) is a village east of Videm in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in Slovenia. The area is part of Lower Carniola and the municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zagorica include:

  • France Kralj (1895–1960), sculptor and painter
  • Tone Kralj (1900–1975), sculptor and painter

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.
  3. ^ Dobrepolje municipal site