| Official Name: | Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana |
| Other Name: | Žirovski Vrh nad Zalo (1955–1994) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gorenja Vas–Poljane |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.67 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 137 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.0694°N 14.1459°W |
| Elevation M: | 875.5 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʒiˈɾoːu̯ski ˈʋəɾx ˈsʋeːtɛɡa uɾˈbaːna/) is a dispersed settlement above Todraž in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana (literally, 'Žiri Peak of Saint Urban') to Žirovski Vrh nad Zalo (literally, 'Žiri Peak above Zala') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3] [4] The name Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana was restored in 1994.[5]
The Rupnik Line, a line of fortifications and weapons installations, was built in the area in the 1930s. Several pillboxes from the line are preserved in the village's territory.
In the northeastern part of the settlement, there is a site where the tailings from the nearby uranium mine were deposited in the past. The mine was permanently closed in the 1990s and the site has been cleaned up by the company in charge of closing the mine, Rudnik Žirovski Vrh, based in Todraž.[6]