Gorenja Vas pri Polici (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈʋaːs pɾi pɔˈliːtsi]; Slovene: Gorenja vas pri Polici, German: Oberdorf[2]) is a small settlement in the hills north of Polica in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Gorenja Vas pri Polici
Gorenja Vas (until 1953) | |
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 Gorenja Vas pri Polici | |
  Gorenja Vas pri Polici Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′56.27″N 14°41′39.85″E / 45.9989639°N 14.6944028°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Grosuplje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 502.4 m (1,648.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 56 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Gorenja vas to Gorenja vas pri Polici in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Oberdorf.[2]
Cultural heritage
editA small chapel-shrine in the village is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was built in 1911.[5]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 102.
- ^ Grosuplje municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ "EŠD 26222". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
External links
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Media related to Gorenja Vas pri Polici at Wikimedia Commons- Gorenja Vas pri Polici on Geopedia
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