Kresniške Poljane (pronounced [kɾɛˈsniːʃkɛ pɔˈljaːnɛ]; German: Kreßnitzpolane[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It lies between Jevnica and Kresnice. The railway line from Ljubljana to Zidani Most runs through the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Kresniške Poljane | |
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  Kresniške Poljane Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°5′21.35″N 14°45′18.26″E / 46.0892639°N 14.7550722°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Litija |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 264.7 m (868.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 318 |
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Church
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The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and belongs to the Parish of Kresnice. It was built in 1841 on the site of an earlier chapel.[4]
Gallery
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Partisan memorial in Kresniške Poljane
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.
- ^ Municipality of Litija website
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1938
External links
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