Zapotok, Kanal Explained

Official Name:Zapotok
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:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kanal ob Soči
Area Total Km2:8.31
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:9
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0684°N 13.5695°W
Elevation M:506.8
Footnotes:[1]

Zapotok (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈzaːpɔtɔk/) is a small dispersed settlement in the hills west of Anhovo in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy.[2]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Gabriel and belongs to the Parish of Marijino Celje. A second church belonging to the same parish on Korada Hill (811 m) above the settlement is dedicated to Saint Gertrude (Genderca in the local dialect).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-kanal.si Kanal ob Soči municipal site
  3. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008