| Zapotok | |
|---|---|
  Zapotok Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′6.25″N13°34′10.18″E / 46.0684028°N 13.5694944°E Coordinates: 46°4′6.25″N13°34′10.18″E / 46.0684028°N 13.5694944°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Kanal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 506.8 m (1,662.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 9 |
| [1] | |
Zapotok (pronounced [ˈzaːpɔtɔk] ) is a small dispersed settlement in the hills to the east of Anhovo in the Municipality of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. [2]
A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a number of separate farmsteads scattered throughout the area. A dispersed settlement contrasts with a nucleated village.
Anhovo is a settlement on the right bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is best known for its cement factory, Salonit Anhovo, built in 1921.
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
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]
Gabriel, in the Abrahamic religions, is an archangel. He was first described in the Hebrew Bible and was subsequently developed by other traditions.
Lig is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the border with Italy and is made up of the smaller settlements of Lig, Kostanjevica, and Strmec, as well as a few remote farmsteads in the Kanal Kolovrat range.
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