| Official Name: | Zagorica pri Velikem Gabru |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Trebnje |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.89 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 229 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.9216°N 14.89°W |
| Elevation M: | 316.7 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Zagorica pri Velikem Gabru (in Slovenian pronounced as /zaɡɔˈɾiːtsa pɾi ˈʋeːlikɛm ˈɡaːbɾu/; German: Sagoritza[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. It lies just south of the A2 motorway in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Zagorica pri Velikem Gabru is a clustered village standing in parts of two valley embayments of the Pule Valley (also known as the Field Valley, Slovenian: Poljska dolina) and on a gentle rise between the two embayments. The hamlet of Gomila stands south of the main part of the village, on a rise above the small Devence (or Devnice) Valley. There are several ponds used for watering cattle, the largest of which is Biček Pond. During heavy rains, Šumnik Creek flows from Strmca Hill (elevation: 415m (1,362feet)) into the Podstrmec Valley east of the village, disappearing into sinkholes. The fertile Podstrmec Valley floods during heavy rains, with water rising from and disappearing into estavelles, the largest of which is the Kovač Sinkhole (Slovenian: Kovačeva rupa). On the slope of Strmec Hill above the valley is Wolf Cave (Slovenian: Volčji kevder), known to be frequented by bears.[4]
The name of the settlement was changed from Zagorica to Zagorica pri Velikem Gabru in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Sagoritza.[2]
During the construction of the motorway an archaeological site with Eneolithic, La Tène–period, Roman-period and early medieval settlement layers was discovered in the area.[6]