Opale
Opale (pronounced [ˈoːpalɛ]) is a small settlement in the hills southeast of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Opale | |
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  Opale Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°1′10.15″N 14°7′59.23″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Žiri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 762.1 m (2,500.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 26 |
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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
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Žiri municipal site
- Planina, France (1962). Poljanska in Selška dolina. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 82.
- Kosi, Miha; Bizjak, Matjaž; Seručnik, Miha; Šilc, Jurij (2016). Historična topografija Kranjske (do 1500). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 693.
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| Settlements | Administrative centre: Žiri
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