Zaplana (pronounced [zaˈplaːna]; German: Saplana[2]) is a small village in the hills west of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Zaplana | |
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  Zaplana Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′13.32″N 14°14′6.18″E / 45.9703667°N 14.2350500°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Vrhnika |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 664.3 m (2,179.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 439 |
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History
editThe settlements of Jamnik, Jerinov Grič, Marinčev Grič, Mizni Dol, Prezid, Strmica, and Trčkov Grič were all administratively separated from Zaplana in 2002 and given the status of independent villages.[4]
Church
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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[5] The church was renovated in a pseudo-Romanesque style after fire and earthquake damage in 1895.[6]
Notable people
edit- Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008), second president of Slovenia
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. 120.
- ^ Vrhnika municipal site
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Zaplana. (in Slovene)
- ^ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 454–455.
External links
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