| Zagon | |
|---|---|
  Zagon Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′38.88″N14°10′32.12″E / 45.7941333°N 14.1755889°E Coordinates: 45°47′38.88″N14°10′32.12″E / 45.7941333°N 14.1755889°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Postojna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 548.6 m (1,799.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 177 |
| [1] | |
Zagon (pronounced [zaˈɡɔn] ) is a village northwest of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. [2]
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Postojna is a town in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, 35 kilometers (22 mi) from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Postojna.
Inner Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral in the west. Its administrative and economic center of the region is Postojna, and other minor centers include Logatec, Cerknica, Pivka, and Ilirska Bistrica.
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Notburga and belongs to the Parish of Postojna. [3]
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount.
