Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane

The Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈʋaːs pɔˈljaːnɛ]; Slovene: Občina Gorenja vas - Poljane) is a municipality in Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Gorenja Vas.

Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane Občina Gorenja vas - Poljane
Municipality
Gorenja Vas
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°05′N 14°03′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Milan Čadež
Area
• Total	153.3 km2 (59.2 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	6,877
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.obcina-gvp.si

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Gorenja Vas, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

• Bačne
• Brebovnica
• Bukov Vrh
• Čabrače
• Četena Ravan
• Debeni
• Delnice
• Dobje
• Dobravšce
• Dolenčice
• Dolenja Dobrava
• Dolenja Ravan
• Dolenja Žetina
• Dolenje Brdo
• Dolge Njive
• Fužine
• Goli Vrh
• Gorenja Dobrava
• Gorenja Ravan
• Gorenja Žetina
• Gorenje Brdo
• Hlavče Njive
• Hobovše pri Stari Oselici
• Hotavlje
• Hotovlja
• Jarčje Brdo
• Javorje
• Javorjev Dol
• Jazbine
• Jelovica
• Kladje
• Kopačnica
• Kremenik
• Krivo Brdo
• Krnice pri Novakih
• Lajše
• Laniše
• Laze
• Leskovica
• Lom nad Volčo
• Lovsko Brdo
• Lučine
• Malenski Vrh
• Mlaka nad Lušo
• Murave
• Nova Oselica
• Podgora
• Podjelovo Brdo
• Podobeno
• Podvrh
• Poljane nad Škofjo Loko
• Predmost
• Prelesje
• Robidnica
• Smoldno
• Sovodenj
• Srednja Vas–Poljane
• Srednje Brdo
• Stara Oselica
• Studor
• Suša
• Todraž
• Trebija
• Vinharje
• Volaka
• Volča
• Žabja Vas
• Zadobje
• Zakobiljek
• Zapreval
• Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona
• Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana

Notable people

Notable people born in the municipality include:

• Anton Ažbe (1862–1905), painter and educator
• Miha Krek (1897–1969), conservative politician
• Ignatius Mrak (1818–1901), Slovenian American Roman Catholic missionary and prelate
• Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923), writer and Liberal politician
• Aleš Ušeničnik (1868–1952), Neo-Thomist philosopher

External links

• Media related to Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane on Geopedia