Welcome in Žiri

On the edge of the Škofja Loka area lays a town named Žiri. Military fortifications around the Žiri Basin bear witness to the fact that Žiri used to be a border town.

Are you interested in life along the Rapallo border between the World Wars, rich shoemaking tradition that continues today in the Alpina shoe factory, and more than hundred successful years of lacemaking school where numerous boys and girls learned bobbin lacemaking? Visit Žiri and discover the town’s rich history!

Žiri has long been known for its tradition of shoemaking. According to legend, the first master-shoemaker got a shoe, which became a model for his further designs, at a nearby intermittent lake, which is still today protected by the Žiri water dragon. Local tales of events in Žiri are also linked to other natural features, such as Matjaž's chamber, a neanderthal cave and a natural stone table for giants. Local inspirations are also rooted in lace patterns. Genuine Žiri lacemaking is still preserved today by the 100-year old lacemaking school.

Catalogue - The most Žiri things

Municipality of Žiri
Loška cesta 1
4226 Žiri
+386 4 50 50 700, obcina.ziri@ziri.si

Mayor: Franci Kranjc
Number of inhabitants: 4.979
Area of the municipality: 49 km2
Statistical region: Gorenjska
Year of foundation: 1994

Tourist information:
Tourist association Žiri
Majda Treven: +386 41 439 139, majda.treven@knjiznica-skofjaloka.si 
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Guest houses and accommodations in Žiri

Experience Škofja Loka Area
Kidričeva cesta 1a,
4220 Škofja Loka
T: +386 4 517 06 00
M: +386 51 427 827

E: info@visitskofjaloka.si
W: http://www.visitskofjaloka.si/

Cultural experiences in the Škofja Loka area