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|subdivision_name1        = [[Upper Carniola]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Upper Carniola Statistical Region|Upper Carniola]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Municipality of Žirovnica|Žirovnica]]
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| postal_code             = 4274 Žirovnica
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'''Žirovnica''' ({{IPA|sl|ʒiˈɾoːu̯nitsa|pron}}; {{langx|de|Scheraunitz}}<ref name="Leksikon">''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146.</ref>) is a settlement in northwestern [[Slovenia]], in the [[Municipality of Žirovnica]]. It is located in the historic [[Upper Carniola]] region, on the southern slope of the [[Karawanks]] mountain range, close to the border with [[Austria]].
==Name==
Žirovnica was first attested in written sources in 1253 as ''Zarnonize'' (and as ''Zaronitz'' in 1306–1309, ''Sernavnicz'' in 1344). The name developed from *''Žьrnovьnica'', derived from ''žьrny'' '[[Quern-stone|quern]]', a metaphorical reference to the shape of the valley where it is located.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |page=491}}</ref> In the past the German name was ''Scheraunitz''.<ref name="Leksikon"/>
==History==
During the Second World War, a battle took place between German units and the [[Yugoslav Partisans|Partisan]] Cankar Brigade on 20 February 1942 on nearby Mount Stol, during which the Prešeren Lodge ({{langx|sl|Prešernova koča}})<ref>[http://www.hribi.net/gora/presernova_koca_na_stolu/11/309 Prešeren Lodge at Hribi.net] {{in lang|sl}}</ref> was also burned (it was not rebuilt until 1965). The Partisans burned the wooden railway station in the town on 13 September 1942.<ref name="Savnik">{{cite book |last1=Savnik |first1=Roman |title=Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 |date=1968 |publisher=Državna založba Slovenije |location=Ljubljana |page=119}}</ref> After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Žirovnica.<ref>Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.</ref>
==Notable people==
Notable people that were born or lived in Žirovnica include:
*[[Janez Čop]] (1810–1846), writer<ref name = "Savnik"/>
*[[Matija Čop]] (1797–1835), linguist<ref name = "Savnik"/>
*[[Urban Gollmayr]] (1820–1905), priest<ref name = "Savnik"/>
*[[Tomo Kajdiš]] (1834–1914), politician<ref name = "Savnik"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Žirovnica}}
*[https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:4423_x1573779.3365524965_y5844938.034056306_s15_b2345 Žirovnica on Geopedia]
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