Zali Log

Zali Log (pronounced [ˈzaːli ˈloːk]; German: Salilog[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Zali Log
Zali Log
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°12′23.66″N 14°6′4.17″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŽelezniki
Elevation
526.8 m (1,728.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total247
[1]

Churches
Assumption Church
Our Lady of Loreto Church

The parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It is an originally Gothic church, redesigned in the Baroque style in the 1740s. It contains a ceiling fresco by Janez Gosar and an altar painting by Janez Wolf.[3] A second church stands on Suša Hill east of the settlement. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto and was built from 1875 to 1876 where a wayside shrine formerly stood.[4] It was built in the Renaissance Revival style and was designed by Franc Faleschini.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 62.
  3. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 385.
  4. Zgodovina cerkve posvečene Loretski materi božji v Suši. Information sign posted at the church.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2701.

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