{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Žlan | other_name = | native_name = | settlement_type = Settlement | image_skyline = Zlan_Slovenia_1.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Žlan | pushpin_map = Slovenia | pushpin_label_position= bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Slovenia | coordinates = {{coord|46|15|52.4|N|13|55|7.4|E|region:SI_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Slovenia | subdivision_type1 = Traditional region | subdivision_name1 = Upper Carniola | subdivision_type2 = Statistical region | subdivision_name2 = Upper Carniola | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Bohinj | area_total_km2 = <!-- if known; leave blank or add later --> | elevation_m = 571.9 | population_as_of = 2025 | population_total = 9 |population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Naselje Žlan |url=https://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/Settlements/Details/98 |website=Krajevna imena |publisher=Statistični urad Republike Slovenije |access-date=September 21, 2025}}</ref> | population_density_km2= auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +01 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +02 | postal_code = <!-- if known --> | registration_plate = <!-- if applicable --> }} '''Žlan''' (pronounced [ˈʒlaːn]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia.
== Geography == Žlan is located in the mountainous Upper Carniola region, at an elevation of about {{convert|572|m|sp=us}}. The settlement lies near Bohinjska Bistrica, and a trail to the peak of Črna Prst passes through the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hiking tour: Žlan–Črna prst |url=https://www.hike.uno/hiking_tour/zlan_crna_prst/1/87/3279 |website=hike.uno |access-date=18 September 2025}}</ref>
== Name == Žlan was attested in historical sources as ''Schlan'' and ''Shlan'' in 1763–1787. It may be a borrowing from Bavarian German ''*Schlewn'', which is presumed borrowed from Slovene ''žleb'' 'gorge, ravine', thus referring to the local geography.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tuma |first1=Henrik |title=Bohinjski kot |journal=Planinski vestnik |date=1927 |volume=27 |issue=7 |page=148 |url=https://www.planinskivestnik.com/files/File/PV_1927_07.pdf |access-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Snoj">{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |pages=491–492}}</ref>
== Natural features == The area around Žlan is rich in forests and mountain paths. A spring near Žlan provides fresh water to the Bohinj area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bohinjska Bistrica Spring (Žlan, Slovenia) |url=https://findaspring.org/spring/locations/europe/slovenia/bohinjska-bistrica-spring-zlan-slovenia/ |website=Find a Spring |access-date=18 September 2025}}</ref>
== See also == * Municipality of Bohinj * Upper Carniola
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== External links == *{{commonscat-inline|Žlan}} * [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:4455_x1548916.7279566345_y5820337.923015816_s14_b2345 Žlan on Geopedia]
Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj
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