Zalog, Postojna
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Zalog | |
|---|---|
  Zalog Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′53″N 14°11′39″E / 45.76472°N 14.19417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Postojna |
| Elevation | 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]
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
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]
