Zalošče Explained

Official Name:Zalošče
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Slovenian Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Nova Gorica
Area Total Km2:2.35
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:387
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8875°N 13.7481°W
Elevation M:81.7
Footnotes:[1]

Zalošče (pronounced as /sl/) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located in the lower Vipava Valley in the Gorizia region of the Slovene Littoral.[2]

History

In the northern part of the village, there is a large building that used to be a monastery in the 16th and 17th centuries.[3] There is an Austro-Hungarian military cemetery from the First World War on a small hill next to Saint Lawrence's Church. The individual grave markers are no longer present, and only the central monument remains.[3] [4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Dornberk.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zalošče include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.nova-gorica.si/ Nova Gorica municipal site
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 235.
  4. Web site: Zalošče - Vojaško pokopališče iz prve svetovne vojne I . June 29, 2022 . Register kulturne dediščine . Ministrstvo za kulturo.
  5. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
  6. Web site: Kranjec . Silvo . Rojic, Aleksij Rafael (1844–1927) . Slovenska biografija . June 29, 2022.
  7. Web site: Smolej . Viktor . Rejec, Ivan (1878–1958) . Slovenska biografija . June 29, 2022.